As someone born into a strong Labour-supporting family, with an aunt who is a Labour councillor and a father who led a Labour youth movement in the ’70s, it was natural for me to become a member of the party a few years ago, and I have voted loyally in elections ever since.

Yet today, I find myself considering a change in loyalty towards the Liberal Democrats. This is not solely as a result of an intrinsic dislike of Corbyn as a politician. Indeed, when he was elected last year, although he was not my first choice of candidate, a small part of me was pleased that at last we would have a leader who seemed honest and principled, and unlikely to engage in Westminster games.

However, one year on, I find myself considering divorce with the party I have, until recently, believed in so much. Given the opportunity, Corbyn has not risen to the challenge of being a future prime minister; his performances at Prime Minister’s Questions have been disappointing; he has failed to lead the Parliamentary Labour Party and his performance in the referendum campaign was unforgivable.

Corbyn has tried to attract people from all sides of the party onto the front benches but, with many refusing to serve there, the party’s policies are inevitably moving to the left, away from the median voter. It is thus with great sadness and some feeling of betrayal that I have to consider whether my support will be more valuable elsewhere and look over to the Liberal Democrats. Although this party lacks power in Westminster, it has the potential to grow in the future.

With Labour moving to the left, the Tories arguably moving to the right, and many former Lib Dem seats held in marginal constituencies, the party has a real chance to take back many of these in the future as well as gain some new ones. I already know personally of many former die-hard Labour members who have made the move to the Lib Dems.

Even if I follow suit, I can, unfortunately, tell that my enthusiasm in politics will no longer be the same, as I feel that no party truly represents me. All I can do is hope that change will come again soon in the political landscape as I know so many people yearn it to.