US EditionReform UK hits nine-month low in polls
Reform UK support falls to 24% in YouGov/Times poll as Zahawi's defection raises concerns of opportunism within the party, amid declining immigration issue salience.
- On Monday, Nigel Farage unveiled Nadhim Zahawi as Reform UK's latest and biggest defection, with Zahawi saying `our wonderful country is sick` and `Britain needs Reform`.
- Within Reform, reactions were mixed, with insiders warning Zahawi's defection may look like naked opportunism amid doubts about his long Tory record, Sam Coates, Sky News deputy political editor, reported.
- The Sky x Times poll by YouGov showed Reform UK at 24%, down two points and at its lowest since April, with the Tories on 20% and Labour on 19%.
- Despite the slide, Reform remain top in the poll at 24%, but one former Tory cabinet minister called the defection 'same team, new badge' and Nadine Dorries warned 'not everybody is welcome in Reform'.
- Analysts quoted by Sam Coates say Zahawi's 14-year government run and scandals shape perceptions, adding `It is part of a broad downwards trend in Reform support since what appears to have been their peak around October`.
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