Reform UK Slump to Third with Greens Close Behind, New Westminster Poll Finds
Multiple polls show Labour ahead and Reform slipping behind the Conservatives, with one survey putting Labour 9 points clear and Reform at 18%.
- Reform UK slipped into third place over the weekend as Labour extended its lead in major polls. Conservative peer Michael Ashcroft's survey put Labour at 27% and Reform at 18%, behind the Conservatives on 23%.
- Commentator Dan Hodges suggested the 'Farage Flounce'—negative coverage of party scandals—combined with the 'Burnham Bounce' following Labour's new leader's arrival, has damaged Reform's electability and voter appeal.
- An Ipsos survey of 1033 voters conducted July 30–August 4 placed Reform at 25%, confirming the slide. This followed a More in Common study showing Labour leading Reform for the first time in 16 months.
- Conservatives capitalized on the instability, rising to 23% in recent surveys. Electoral Calculus seat projections predict Labour would emerge as largest party but remain 34 seats short of outright majority.
- Lord Ashcroft warned the wider political landscape remains "depressingly familiar" despite new leadership. The Prime Minister faces difficult choices on welfare, taxes, and migration that could reignite voter frustration.
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Burnham's Labour edges ahead of Reform UK in a YouGov poll for the first time
The Labour Party of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved ahead of Reform UK, the right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, in a voting intention survey by YouGov published on Tuesday by The Times. It is the first time this has happened in that pollster's series since Reform took the lead in early 2025.
Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’' Because 'The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It'
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Reform UK Slump To Third Place Behind Labour And Tories In Latest Poll Blow For Farage
Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain's Reform UK party, attends a press conference in London, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Reform UK has slumped to third place in a new opinion poll.In a fresh blow to Nigel Farage ahead of Thursday’s by-election in Clacton, the Lord Ashcroft survey showed support for the party has fallen to 18%.That is down 3 points on the Tory peer’s previous poll a month ago.At the same time, the Conservatives have g…
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