The number of voters who think Labour will win the next election has almost doubled in a year, according to a new poll that will come as a welcome boost to Andy Burnham after his first 100 days in office.

The More in Common survey found 42 per cent of the public think Mr Burnham’s party will be victorious, up from just 23 per cent last summer.

At that stage 58 per cent thought Labour was on course to lose the next election , a figure that has now fallen to 33 per cent.

Even among Reform voters 26 per cent now believe Labour will be triumphant, up from 11 per cent.

42 per cent of the public now think Mr Burnham’s party will win (PA)

Louis O’Geran, external affairs manager at More in Common, said: “Just over a year ago, the idea of Labour winning the next election looked far-fetched to most Britons.…