Politics LIVE: Shock poll reveals Farage's threat to Tories as Labour voters label Reform UK 'extremist'
Farage doesn't 'give a damn' about next Conservative leader as 'brand is bust'
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More than two-in-five Tory voters hold favourable opinions about Reform UK, a new opinion poll has revealed.
A YouGov poll showed 41 per cent of Conservative respondents hold favourable views about the populist party, with 47 per cent not holding favourable views.
Only nine per cent of Labour voters held favourable feelings towards Reform UK.
However, supporters of Sir Keir Starmer also believe the populist party is "extremist".
YouGov revealed 67 per cent of Labour voters consider Reform UK "extremist", with 58 per cent also claiming they are "nasty".
Despite the far for complimentary language about Reform UK, the poll suggested Farage continues to pose a major threat to the Tories.
Farage is keen to stress Reform UK is now setting its sights on the 2025 Local Elections, with a path to power clearly following on the agenda.
Nigel Farage issued a 'damning' verdict about his Tory rivals as leadership contest continues
Nigel FarageGETTYNigel Farage has claimed he does not "give a damn" about who replaces Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader as the Tories "brand is bust".
The Reform UK leader, who won his Clacton seat from the Conservatives on July 4, was far from complimentary about the runners and riders to become the next Leader of the Opposition.
After tearing into each of the contenders, Farage simply said: “And the truth is, I don’t give a damn who the next leader of the Conservative Party is. I really don’t. It doesn’t matter who leads them, the brand is bust.”
The four remaining leadership contenders - Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat - have all distanced themselves from working with Farage.
However, they all claim to want to court support from voters who backed Reform UK on July 4.
YouGov revealed that 25 per cent of 2019 Tory voters opted to throw their support behind Reform UK in 2024.
The figure is even higher among 2019 Tory voters who also supported Brexit, with 30 per cent endorsing Farage's populist party.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of asylum seekers 'lying about their age' to 'break in' to Britain as Home Office accused of 'performative empathy'
The Home Office identified that the top five nationalities making so-called "detected irregular arrivals" in the UK were Afghan, Iranian, Vietnamese, Turkish and Syrian nationalsGB NEWSThousands of people are lying about their age to try and gain asylum in Britain, a GB News investigation can reveal.Just days after Reform MP Rupert Lowe raised fears over fraudulent age claims in the wake of an aspiring marine's murder at the hands of a 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who claimed to be a 14-year-old fleeing the Taliban, The People's Channel has unearthed Home Office figures showing the sheer scale of the problem.A few weeks ago, the department made its quarterly migration data public - as it does, on a rolling basis.
In it, the Home Office identified that the top five nationalities making so-called "detected irregular arrivals" in the UK were Afghan, Iranian, Vietnamese, Turkish and Syrian nationals - a bloc which together accounted for 16 per cent of illegal arrivals.
The majority of illegal immigration to the UK is not accompanied by asylum claims, but a Freedom of Information request by GB News revealed a pattern in asylum application data between 2019 and mid-2024 which has been identified by analysts as a "really significant statistical spike, which just does not look natural".
Farage sits down with GB News for Chopper's Political Podcast
A crowd has gathered around GB News' broadcasting hub at the NEC as Nigel Farage sits down to record the next episode of Chopper's Political Podcast.
The Reform UK leader appeared on GB News yesterday and revealed he spoke with ex-President Donald Trump after a second assassination attempt.
Farage exclusively revealed that Trump offered him some advice as the Brexit stalwart plots to become Prime Minister in 2029.
EXCLUSIVE: Labour accused of 'bowing to the mob' over Israel arms ban after 'Hamas gunmen hijack food aid trucks'
The UK Government has been accused of "bowing to the mob" over its partial arms ban on Israel after images and eyewitness accounts shared exclusively with GB News appear to show Hamas hijacking food aid trucks in Gaza.
On September 2nd, David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, announced the suspension of 30 arms licences to Israel.
These include components for fighter aircraft (F-16s), parts for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones), naval systems, and targeting equipment.
Lammy said he had decided to suspend licences because he had concluded that for certain UK arms exports to Israel “there exists a clear risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law”.
Stage set for second day of Reform UK's annual conference
Reform UK's conference hall at the NEC
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The stage has been set at the NEC in Birmingham as up to 4,000 delegates prepare for another day of Reform UK's 2024 conference.
Events kick off at 11am, with a speech from Bridlington Councillor Maria Bowtell following shortly after.
London Assembly Member Alex Wilson will deliver a second speech shortly before a lunch break.
Ahead of a farewell address, former Finnish Deputy Prime Minister Timo Soini and pollster Matthew Goodwin will address delegates.
The farewell speech has been scheduled for 1.30pm and delegates will then have the opportunity to meet regional organisers.