Labour TDs cold on leadership change

A change in leadership would not reverse the unpopularity of the Labour Party, its TDs maintain after the latest opinion poll showed it has just 6% of popular support — its lowest in more than 25 years.

The result was described as “unsettling” for the parliamentary party but the widespread feeling is that a knee-jerk reaction will not get the party anywhere.

TDs said they would await the next polls, due out at the end of October after the budget — to see how bad things are for the party and whether any drastic action is needed.