Reform UK Loses 16-Month Poll Lead As Labour Enjoys Burnham Bounce

It’s a blow to Nigel Farage, who will be fighting the Clacton by-election next month.

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Reform UK has lost its 16-month poll lead just a week after Andy Burnham became the prime minister.

A survey of voting intentions from More in Common found 28% of respondents would now back Labour – an increase of four percentage points compared to just five days ago.

Meanwhile, Reform UK is on 24%, a decline of two percentage points in less than a week.

This is the first time the right-wing party has slipped into second place in the polls since March 2025.

The results will be a blow to Reform leader Nigel Farage, who is fighting the Clacton by-election in August.

He triggered a “people versus the establishment”........

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