A WEST Midlands MEP visited Worcestershire to campaign over the EU - amid fears Britain is on course for Brexit after a poll surge.

Sion Simon, a Labour MEP and the party's European spokesperson for employment, went to Evesham town centre with activists to back Remain.

It comes as the Labour Party launches increasingly frantic efforts to wrestle back the initiative after criticism Jeremy Corbyn's campaign has failed to convince many of its members.

A fresh YouGov poll has given Leave a seven-point lead, on 46 per cent compared to 39 per cent for Remain - the largest Brexit advantage since the start of the campaign.

Support for Remain among Labour supporters is said to have halved over the last week, leading to growing concern Mr Corbyn is failing to show enough leadership over it.

But the Mid-Worcestershire constituency Labour Party, which handed out leaflets and balloons alongside Mr Simon, has blamed "successive governments" for failing to promote EU benefits.

John Gowers, from the branch, said: "As Sion pointed out, successive governments have failed to tell the public of the many benefits of membership - preferring to take credit themselves for popular legislation and point the finger at the EU for the less popular ones.

"The EU is far from perfect, but in or out we're going to be affected by EU policies and decisions.

"If we vote to leave the EU we give up our right to be part of this process.

"Only by voting Remain, and continuing to work closely with our mainland European neighbours, can we hope to influence these important cross-border debates."

The new YouGov poll marks the highest level of support for Brexit since early February, when David Cameron was finalising his negotiations with Brussels.

Although Remain still has a 20-point lead among Labour voters, it was a 41-point last Friday, with momentum shifting after days of debates around immigration.

The sense of panic among remain campaigners has emerged since Labour MPs started reporting negative feedback from voters in their constituencies.

Some figures in the party claim that politicians all over the country, and particularly in working-class heartlands, have said that they believed their own areas will swing towards Brexit.