Reform UK loses support to Labour after difficult year, says Kruger

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Reform UK has been losing support to Labour after a difficult year, its MP Danny Kruger has said.

Reform UK has been losing support to Labour after what its MP Danny Kruger has described as 'a very difficult year'. Kruger, who defected to the party from the Conservatives just over 12 months ago and has been tasked with preparing Reform for government, said the party had been squeezed by the arrival of a 'more plausible' Labour leader in Andy Burnham. He acknowledged the party's polling has dropped significantly, telling GB News that Reform's previous position of 30 to 35 per cent 'was probably unnatural' and 'artificially inflated'.

The party faces additional challenges beyond its loss of support. Reform is bracing for a report from the standards commissioner over Farage's failure to declare a £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, a matter first revealed by the Guardian in May. The party has also been hit by undercover media investigations that led to the departure of two key advisers to Farage and several councillors. The party's general secretary left the role last week, as Reform continues to grapple with questions about vetting failures and professionalisation.

How it is being reported

• 'Only In It For Themselves': Reform MP Slammed For Downplaying Party ScandalsReform UK has been criticised after MP Danny Kruger downplayed the party’s recent scandals as “second order issues”. After leading in the opinion polls for more than a year, the party has slipped down to third place in recent months amid a series of crises. A parliamentary probe is currently looking into a £5 million donation leader Nigel Farage received but failed to declare when he became an MP. The Metropolitan Police is also investigating allegations the party broke foreign funding laws. The party’s general secretary resigned this week amid concerns over the inadequate vetting of…HuffPost UK · 15 Nov, 12:57
• 'You've gone massively backwards!' Danny Kruger clashes with Camilla Tominey on slump in Reform pollingReform UK MP Danny Kruger has clashed with GB News host Camilla Tominey over the party's drop in polling figures. Speaking to the People's Channel, Mr Kruger defended the Reform figures, blaming previous "artificially inflated" numbers. Camilla told the Reform MP: "This is the poll of polls. Labour 28, Tories 21, Reform 21, so you've gone massively backwards. "You were on 34, 35, so this is a problem?" Mr Kruger told GB News: "It is a problem. I wish we were still on 30 per cent, but let's face it, that was probably unnatural. We had an artificially inflated poll position a year ago because…GB News · 15 Nov, 12:34
• Reform UK losing support to Labour after ‘difficult year’, says Danny KrugerMP says party is being squeezed by arrival of ‘more plausible’ Labour leader in Andy Burnham Reform UK has been losing support to Labour after “a very difficult year,” Danny Kruger has admitted, just over 12 months after his defection to Nigel Farage’s party. The MP, who has been tasked with preparing Reform for government, denied that he regretted jumping from the Conservatives as recent polls indicated a revival under Kemi Badenoch. Continue reading...The Guardian · 15 Nov, 11:53

In this story: Reform UK · Danny Kruger · Labour · Andy Burnham · Nigel Farage · Christopher Harborne · Kemi Badenoch

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