YouGov members poll shows Corbyn beating Eagle or Smith by 20+ points

The Times tomorrow has fresh YouGov polling of Labour members suggesting Jeremy Corbyn is comfortably ahead of both challengers. Asked their first preference Jeremy Corbyn leads with 54% to Angela Eagle's 21% and Own Smith's 15%. Corbyn easily wins in a head-to-head run off against either - he beats Eagle by 58% to 34% and Smith by 56% to 34%.

The poll is of Labour members who joined before January 2016, so will be eligible to vote in the contest, but obviously doesn't yet include people who sign up to be registered supporters in the short window this week. Sam Coates is tweeting more results.

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