Voters say that Theresa May should be played by Meryl Streep and Mr Bean could portray Jeremy Corbyn

THERESA MAY should be played in a film by Meryl Streep, voters said today - while they would like to see Jeremy Corbyn portrayed by Mr Bean.

Members of the public also compared the Labour leader to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Compo from Last Of The Summer Wine.

And they suggested that the Prime Minister could be portrayed by Judi Dench, Joanna Lumley or Penelope Keith.

The comical observations were made in .

Asked who would star in Jeremy Corbyn: The Movie, various people suggested Harvey Keitel, Mr Bean, Alec Guinness or "John Thaw. When he weren’t dead."

And when pollsters asked the same question about Mrs May, one voter said, "Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada," while another commented: "Joanna Lumley. She could get the part across."

The focus group, part of a series of surveys carried out by the former Tory peer, threw up a number of caustic verdicts on top politicians.

One voter described Labour's core message as: "Vote for us and we'll give you a free kitten.

"Because when you look at everything they’ve promised and everything they’ve said, I think they’re just telling us what we want to hear."

Several mentioned Diane Abbott's disastrous interview about increasing police numbers, with one saying: "It just shows what she’s like. What Labour’s like."

Others defended Labour - asked whether Mr Corbyn's age was an isssue, one participant said: "How old and knackered were Winston Churchill? And he did a great job."

And some said they were put off voting Tory because of the plan to allow a free vote on the return of fox-hunting.

When they were asked about the Lib Dems, few of the voters could named the party's leader or more than a couple of its policies.