The party has a “mountain to climb” after slumping to its lowest number of seats since 1935 in December’s catastrophic poll, the report says. The Conservatives won December's election with a majority of 80, while Labour lost 59 seats and saw its vote share fall by eight points. The report warned another 58 seats are at risk unless the party makes urgent changes. "The very low poll ratings on leadership going into the 2019 election cannot easily be disentangled from the handling of issues like Brexit, party disunity and anti-Semitism." Comparing the seats the party held on to in 2020 with Labour's defeat in 1983 shows an electoral map effectively turned upside down.

Source: Daily Mirror June 19, 2020 17:33 UTC