The ex-prime minister will unveil research suggesting Labour's problems go "far deeper" than the unpopularity of Jeremy Corbyn and its Brexit stance.

He will say in a speech that the party faces electoral oblivion unless it changes course.

Mr Corbyn has said he will stand down as leader "early next year".

At a meeting of Labour MPs on Tuesday, he said he "took responsibility" for Labour's worst electoral performance, in terms of seats won, since 1935.

But he was criticised to his face by Labour colleagues, with former MP Mary Creagh saying the lack of a personal apology showed he was a "man without honour and without shame".

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer told the Guardian he was "seriously considering" running to be Labour leader, saying it was time for the party to return to being a "broad church" and praising Momentum as well as "people who might self-identity as Blairites".

He said: "It is a devastating result, but it's important not to oversteer. The case for a bold and radical Labour government is as strong now as it was last Thursday. We need to anchor ourselves in that."

He is one of a number of senior Labour figures, including MP for Wigan Lisa Nandy, to say they are weighing up running to succeed Mr Corbyn - but none have officially confirmed they are standing yet.

Former Work and Pensions secretary Yvette Cooper said she would "decide over Christmas" on whether she would run.

Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, she said Labour had "a long road to travel", adding that the party needed to tackle anti-Semitism, restore "kindness to our politics" and be more "inclusive".