LONDON — Labour's leaked manifesto pledges are hugely popular with the public according to a new poll for Jeremy Corbyn's party.
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New poll finds huge public support for Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto promises
Labour policies on nationalising industries, taxing the wealthy and building council homes, are popular with the public.
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According to a poll by Comres for the Daily Mirror, the following plans have majority support from among the public:
- Plans to renationalise the railways;
- Freeze the retirement age;
- Ban zero hours contracts;
- Increase taxes on the rich;
- Build hundreds of thousands of new council homes.
By contrast, Theresa May's plans to axe the ban on fox-hunting and increase the retirement age, received the support of just 12% and 15% of voters respectively.
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Of the 13 promises listed in the poll, only Labour's immigration policy was opposed by more people than supported it.
Here are the key policies from Labour's manifesto in order of popularity:
Keeping the ban on foxhunting.
Support: 78%
Oppose: 12%
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Keeping the pension age at 66 rather than increasing it as the government currently plans to.
Support: 74%
Oppose: 15%
Banning zero hours employment contracts.
Support: 71%
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Oppose: 16%
Increasing income tax for people earning more than £80,000 a year.
Support: 65%
Oppose: 23%
Requiring local councils to build an additional 100,000 new council houses a year.
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Support: 54%
Oppose: 24%
Bringing back conductors on driver-only trains.
Support: 53%
Oppose: 18%
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Renationalising Britains railways.
Support: 52%
Oppose: 22%
Renationalising Royal Mail.
Support: 50%
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Oppose: 25%
Renationalising the energy industry.
Support: 49%
Oppose: 24%
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