No ‘Brexit backlash’, says internal Labour election analysis

After a disappointing local election result for Labour last week, politicians were quick to blame the party’s Brexit ambiguity for the net loss they suffered. Labour councillors in Sunderland and Barnsley said talk of a second referendum had been unhelpful on the doorstep. Meanwhile, MPs including Jess Phillips suggested that a clearer call for a so-called People’s Vote would boost support for the party. Downing Street hoped they could capitalise on the party’s Brexit worries by convincing the Labour frontbench to back some form of Brexit deal in order to bring the matter to a close.

However, the view in Labour a week on is rather different. Coffee House has been passed polling analysis that Labour party officials today sent MPs – which suggests the contrary:

‘This report evaluates the Labour Party’s performance in the 2019 local council elections in relation to 2016 EU Referendum vote within local authorities (LAs); namely, whether Labour performed worse in areas where the Leave vote was higher.