Reform TOPS bombshell new poll and pushes Labour off top spot as Nigel Farage ‘signals new era for British politics’

NIGEL Farage’s Reform have topped a landmark poll for the first time ever as their popularity continues to surge.

Reform UK has taken the lead over Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour by a narrow margin of just one percentage point after previously surpassing Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives to claim the second spot, according to a poll conducted by Sky News/YouGov.

Nigel Farage gesturing during an interview.
Nigel Farage’s Reform have topped a landmark poll for the first time ever as their popularity continues to surgeCredit: EPA
Man in a white coat and glasses.
Sir Keir Starmer has now lost his lead in the pollsCredit: Reuters

Reform now sits on 25 per cent with Labour second on 24 per cent, according to the poll taken on Sunday and Monday.

The Conservatives are on 21 per cent with Lib Dems are on 14 per cent and the Greens just narrowly below 10 per cent.

Reform have been threatening to push past Labour in recent weeks with a YouGov poll in January having them a point behind.

Since then Labour have dropped by two points – pushing them off the top spot.

Despite the movement at the top, the figures are all within the margin of error leaving the overall political landscape mostly unchanged.

The growing popularity of Farage’s right-wing populists threatens to upend the traditional two-party system and unleash a political earthquake. 

Momentum in recent months has been with Mr Farage, who has capitalised on figures showing record immigration and Labour woes.

The stats show a marked turnaround since the election when Mr Farage took 15 per cent of the votes but just five seats in the Commons.

And it is a dramatic slide in fortunes for Labour, which cruised to a landslide on July 4, with 35 per cent of the electorate. 

Following this development, Sir Keir has faced criticism due to the aftermath of his contentious Budget announcement, which involved raising taxes, removing the winter fuel payment for pensioners, and discontinuing relief for farmers.

And Ms Badenoch has only been Tory leader since November and has so far not managed to make an impression in the polls.

In the most recent YouGov survey results, Sir Keir even fell behind Farage in terms of public opinion when voters were asked to express their favorable or unfavorable views towards the two politicians.

Farage has a net favourability rating of -27 whereas Badenoch dropped to -29 this month.

The Prime Minister is less popular than both his main rivals with his net favourability rating now as low as -36.

While Farage has benefited from the blunders of the two main parties, he has also moved to professionalise Reform’s operation and has seen a surge in membership.

It has triggered a series of high-profile defections from previous Tory MPs.

He is also a social media star, especially on TikTok, where he has a dedicated younger audience.

Farage is a pro at galvanising a movement – but now he needs to break the political system

By JACK ELSOM, Chief Political Correspondent

DOES Nigel Farage finally stand on the precipice of becoming Prime Minister?

The man himself certainly hasn’t been coy in revealing his ambition for the top job.

All the momentum is with Reform: a membership surge, high-profile defections, mass rallies – and a Labour and Tory party struggling to land a glove.

With such wind under his sails, it’s becoming harder for the Brexiteer to contain his trademark Cheshire Cat grin.

Farage is not naive, he knows he has a mountain to climb. He has seen this movie before.

In his heyday with UKIP, he secured 12.5 per cent of the electorate in 2015 – and returned just one MP.

In July, Reform came third on votes with 14.3 per cent – and returned just five MPs.

Farage is a world-beater at galvanising a mass supporters movement, and has proved that time over.

But if he is serious about getting to No10, he needs to do something much more challenging: break a political system that has stood for centuries.

Getting millions of votes is all well and good, yet it counts for nowt if he’s coming second in hundreds of seats.

Farage knows this and is adapting. Since becoming leader, he and his impressive chairman Zia Yusuf have been quietly professionalising the Reform outfit.

No longer a cavalier rabble, they are looking to raise serious sums of cash to pour into data-driven campaigning and advertising.

Get that right, and Reform will become an even greater force to be reckoned with.

Kemi Badenoch speaking at a Conservative Party event.
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives are now stuck in third, say the pollsCredit: Alamy
Nigel Farage giving a speech.
Reform are threatening to usher in an new era of politics by breaking up the typical two-party systemCredit: Getty
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