Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform Party leads in UK poll for first time

Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK Party is now the most popular political party in the United Kingdom, a new poll suggests, beating the Conservative Party and the governing Labour Party.

Reform, which promises to “freeze immigration” to the UK, took the lead for the first time in a major public opinion survey, according to the poll, which was conducted on Monday and by YouGov for The Times newspaper.

According to the poll, &nbsp, if a general election were held tomorrow, 25 percent of voters would choose Reform, 24 percent would pick Labour and 21 percent would vote for the Conservatives.

Reform’s one-point lead over Labour in the poll – which surveyed 2, 465 people on February 2 and 3 – is within the margin of error, YouGov said.

Labour, which won the July 2014 national election by a landslide, lost three points in comparison to the previous survey conducted on January 26-27, while Reform improved two.

The Conservative Party, which dominated British politics for more than 14 years until performing poorly in last year’s elections, also dropped one point.

Reform UK appears to be receiving support from former Conservative Party members, who have recently been the subject of numerous scandals.

In December, Farage described Reform as the “real opposition” after the party said it overtook the Conservatives in the number of members.

The first time in our most recent voting intention poll (2-3 February), Reform UK comes in front, though the margin of error is 1pt.

Ref: 25% (+ 2 from 26-27 Jan)
Lab: 24% (-3)
Con: 21% (-1)
Lib Dem: 14% (=)
Green: 9% (=)
SNP: 3% (=) pic. twitter.com/eerJuTozLI

One of the leading Brexit campaigners was Farage, who last year suggested that many young Muslims “do not subscribe to British values.”

Farage frequently echoes Donald Trump as his ally, focusing on immigration and promising to repair the “broken” UK.

On Monday, Farage hailed the poll results. “Britain wants reform”, he wrote in a social media post.

By August 2029, the UK must hold its next parliamentary election, but Labour’s Keir Starmer can request an early vote.

Far-right parties have risen in popularity in recent years, which is echoed by reform’s growing popularity in Europe.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has also been gaining ground, ahead of national elections this month.