As many union members support Reform as Labour, reveals ‘damning’ poll
A shock poll found Reform matching Labour among trade union members, raising questions about the party’s long-standing claim to represent working people.
- A new JL Partners poll of 1,002 public sector union members shows Reform and Labour tied at 28% support, revealing a significant shift in political allegiances among Britain's trade unionists since 2024.
- Labour's support among union members has plummeted 20 points since 2024, while Reform surged 20 points, signaling a dramatic realignment in working-class political allegiance.
- Unite leader Sharon Graham called the figures "damning but not surprising," warning "there is no guarantee that workers will return," while TUC general secretary Paul Nowak reported an "overwhelming sense of frustration."
- TSSA leader Maryam Eslamdoust and GMB general secretary Gary Smith warned Labour must "completely change political course" to avoid an "electoral disaster" and prevent further worker alienation.
- Nigel Farage declared Labour is "no longer the party of the patriotic working class," asserting that mantle now belongs to Reform, which he framed as the party of workers the system has failed.
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Farage’s Reform Party Ties Starmer’s Labour for Union Worker Support.
A new poll of workers’ union members has revealed surging support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party and collapsing support for the governing Labour Party.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has drawn level with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party—founded to represent union workers over a century ago—for support among public sector union members, according to a new poll. DETAIL: Conducted by JL Partners, the pol…
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