Startling new polling data indicates that should a general election take place today, Reform UK would emerge in the lead, although they would still require a coalition to form a government.

The polling predictions from YouGov, derived from an extensive mega-poll involving some 11,500 voters, suggest that Nigel Farage's party could secure a remarkable 271 seats. This forecast implies a significant blow to Labour's dominant position of 411 seats, potentially plummeting to just 178, and seeing the Conservative Party dropping to fourth place, trailing the Lib Dems.

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Given that no single party appears able to reach the 325-seat majority required for ruling alone, according to the Mirror report, the formation of a coalition government seems imminent. It is projected that even with Conservative support, Farage's Reform UK would fall short, potentially requiring a "rainbow coalition" with at least three parties to achieve a workable majority.

Compounding Labour leader Keir Starmer's........

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