Reform slides to third place as Labour opens five-point poll lead

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 11:44 · Archive

A YouGov poll puts Labour on 27 per cent, the Conservatives on 22 per cent and Reform UK on 20 per cent.

A YouGov poll has put Labour on 27 per cent, the Conservatives on 22 per cent and Reform UK on 20 per cent. According to Electoral Calculus, Labour's vote share would give the party a small majority of eight seats. The poll represents a further decline for Reform, which was on 22 per cent a week earlier and was polling above 30 per cent a year ago.

Labour's position has strengthened following Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister, with the party enjoying a five-point lead over the Conservatives. The Lib Dems and Greens both registered 11 and 10 per cent respectively, with Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain on 4 per cent.

Nigel Farage has acknowledged that Reform has endured a 'difficult summer' but said he remained 'optimistic' about the party's future. He told reporters that 'a lot of our voters are just sitting back on their heels at the moment'. The slide in Reform's poll ratings has coincided with various controversies in recent months, including questions over whether Farage supporter Raheem Kassam made racist remarks about Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Reform slides to third place as Labour opens five-point poll lead — Image: Daily Mail

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Reform UK drop to lowest support since January last year as Labour enjoy five-point poll lead - with Tories closest challengersThe latest YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage's party with a 20 per cent vote share, following a two percentage-point drop since last week.Daily Mail · 27 Oct, 11:30
Reform trapped in third place in polls as Burnham eyes another majority for LabourYouGov is the second pollster to put Reform on just 20 per cent in third place behind the Tories, while Labour’s 27 per cent would give them a small majority in an electionThe Independent · 27 Oct, 09:10

In this story: Andy Burnham · Nigel Farage · Kemi Badenoch · Labour · Conservative Party · Reform UK

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