Reform UK Loses 16-Month Poll Lead as Labour Surges Under Prime Minister Andy Burnham
Reform UK has lost its 16-month lead in UK voting intention polls just one week after Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. A More in Common survey shows Labour at 28% (up 4 points), while Reform UK dropped to 24% (down 2 points), marking the first time since March 2025 that Reform has fallen to second place. The Conservatives remain at 22%, just two points behind Reform. The poll comes amid a flurry of cost-of-living-focused policy announcements from Burnham, including a £2 bus fare cap, a pledge to end rough sleeping, VAT cuts on energy bills, and a 20% business rate cut for pubs and venues. Nigel Farage, facing a Clacton by-election in August after resigning his seat, is also under scrutiny over a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne. Major parties have declined to field candidates against Farage, leaving only comedy candidate Count Binface as a serious rival.
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