JEREMY CORBYN faced ridicule last night after storming out of Brexit talks with Theresa May – as ex-Labour MP Chuka Umunna was there.

The Labour leader was among a number of opposition chiefs called in by the PM for talks on the Brexit extension.

But he “walked out” on seeing the new leader of the breakaway Independent Group. Sources claim he snapped: “He’s not a proper party leader.”

A Labour spokesman later said: “It was not the meeting that had been agreed and the terms were broken. Downing Street is in such chaos that they were unable to manage their own proposed meeting.

“We are in discussions with Number 10 about holding the bilateral meeting with the PM that Jeremy proposed at Prime Minister’s Questions.”

It came as it emerged Labour bosses fear election wipeout over Brexit because voters see them as “the Remain party”.

The Shadow Cabinet was presented with damning research on Tuesday which shows the ongoing Brexit chaos has damaged the party’s local election chances – and could cost them seats in a snap General Election.

The research seen by The Sun shows Working-class voters have told Labour campaigners they’re furious the party is now backing a second referendum on Brexit.

One shadow minister said the polling made “grim reading” and could hurt Jeremy Corbyn’s chances of reaching No10.

BREXIT CHAOS

At Tuesday’s meeting of Mr Corbyn’s top team, party pollsters unveiled a dossier of research on the upcoming council elections taking place in May.

The report suggests the failure of Parliament to reach a Brexit deal means the elections will be overshadowed by questions over Europe.

Ongoing Brexit chaos has driven down trust in politics, the research said, which means turnout will fall in the elections – likely to hurt Labour more than the Tories, because Conservative voters are more likely to vote in general.

Shadow Cabinet ministers expressed concern about the knock-on effect if Theresa May calls a snap election, a Labour insider told The Sun.

One senior figure said Labour is now seen as “the Remain party” after coming out in favour of a second referendum.

The shadow minister added that the key seats in the local elections are in the same areas Labour needs to win if Mr Corbyn ever wants to become PM.

Ian Lavery, the party chairman who is opposed to a new referendum, blasted: “I told you so.”

The party is now in favour of a “public vote” as the best way to resolve Brexit.

But millions of Labour’s traditional supporters in the North and Midlands are strongly pro-Leave.

Mr Corbyn, a lifelong Eurosceptic, has tried to sit on the fence to avoid alienating Brexit-backing voters or young Labour activists who strongly support Remain.

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