Reform UK OVERTAKES Tory Party in bombshell new poll
Reform UK has overtaken the Conservative Party in a poll for the first time, in what is another major blow for Rishi Sunak in this election campaign
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Reform UK has overtaken the Conservative Party in a poll for the first time, in what is another major blow for Rishi Sunak in this election campaign.
A YouGov survey saw Reform's increase by two points to 19 per cent. The Tories remained unchanged on 18 per cent.
The polling was conducted after the Conservative Party published its manifesto on Tuesday.
Anthony Wells, head of European political and social research at YouGov, noted that the poll is the first to reach the “politically important point of showing Reform ahead of the Conservatives”.
Reform UK has overtaken the Conservative Party in a poll for the first time, in what is another major blow for Rishi Sunak in this election campaign.
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He told the Times: "Obviously all polls have a margin of error, so we can’t conclude for certain that more voters now back Nigel Farage’s party over the Conservatives.
"But what it does make clear is that at the very least the Conservatives and Reform are at a very similar level of support to each other.
"That in itself is remarkable given how close we are to an election when we might otherwise have expected smaller parties’ votes to be squeezed.”
The polling, conducted by YouGov for the Times, spoke to 2,211 adults on June 12 and 13.
It put Labour on 37 per cent support, while Reform UK was the second most popular party on 19 per cent support.
The Conservatives were on 18 per cent support.
The polling saw voters tied on whether a very large majority for Labour would be a good thing or a bad thing for the country.
Some 38 per cent said it would be a good thing, while 38 per cent said it would be bad.
Meanwhile, 24 per cent said they don't know.
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