Reform UK Slips in Polls Amid Farage Finance Scandal Fallout
Reform UK has fallen to its lowest poll rating since 2024, dropping to 23% in an Opinium survey for the Observer, as the party faces backlash over leader Nigel Farage's finances. Labour has risen to 22%, its highest since April 2026, while the Conservatives are at 20%, their best since April 2025. The Greens and Liberal Democrats trail at 14% and 11% respectively. Farage triggered a by-election in his Clacton constituency after stepping down as an MP amid scrutiny over a £5 million donation he failed to declare before the 2024 general election. A parliamentary probe into the donation is paused while he is outside the Commons. Farage frames the contest as 'people versus the establishment,' but major parties have refused to field candidates, leaving him mainly against comedy candidate Count Binface. Additional polling by More in Common shows 45% of the public view Farage as part of the establishment, undermining his anti-establishment claims.
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