Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who voters think would be the best Prime Minister, a poll suggests.
The survey, by YouGov for The Times, puts the Labour leader on 35%, ahead of the Prime Minister on 34%.
Nearly a third of those asked said they were unsure.
When Mrs May called the election in April, she had a commanding lead over Mr Corbyn on the same question - 54% to 15%.
It is more bad news for the PM, who is under pressure after losing her majority in the snap election she called to increase her Brexit mandate.
In the days leading up to the vote (5-7 June), Mrs May was ahead by 43% to Mr Corbyn's 32%.
This suggests the aftermath of the election - in which she has been criticised over her response to the Grenfell Tower disaster - has had an impact.
The PM was also forced to scrap a number of unpopular manifesto pledges in this week's Queen's Speech, including reintroducing grammar schools, holding a vote on ending the ban on fox hunting and means-testing pensioners' winter fuel payments.
In his response to the Queen's Speech, a bullish Mr Corbyn said Labour is now a "government in waiting", although Mrs May mocked her rival, praising him for having "fought a spirited campaign and come a good second".
:: YouGov surveyed 1,670 British adults from 21-22 June.
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