Fresh blow for Farage as Reform slumps to five points behind Labour in polls

Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Fresh blow for Farage as Reform slumps to five points behind Labour in polls Athena Stavrou Tuesday 06 October 2026 09:36 BST Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover Related: Healey brands Farage as ‘Liz Truss with a Bitcoin account’ The Labour Party has established a five-point lead over Reform UK in the latest YouGov poll, reaching its highest popularity level in nearly two years. The three-point boost follows prime minister Andy Burnham 's well-received party conference speech, which increased support among previous Labour voters to 61 per cent. Reform UK trails at 22 per cent amid ongoing financial controversies, while the Conservatives gained one point ahead of Kemi Badenoch 's conference address. During his speech, Mr Burnham pledged to create a free national social care service, bring key utilities into public ownership, and reconsider UK-EU relations. Although the polling surge has prompted calls for an early general election , Mr Burnham has dismissed the idea of holding a vote ahead of schedule. In full Labour opens up five-point gap over Reform UK to take highest poll lead since start of 2025