Voters now feel more positively about Reform UK than they do the Labour Party, according to a new poll.
A poll, conducted by JL Partners on October 11 to 13, found that out of 2,000 adults, 28 per cent of voters had a very or quite positive view of Nigel Farage’s party, while 27 per cent felt the same way about Labour.
Voters also felt more positively about Reform UK than the Conservatives with only 23 per cent holding a positive opinion about the former party in power.
Voters also feel more negative about Starmer’s party than Reform UK with 41 per cent holding a very or quite negative opinion of Farage’s party while 47 per cent feel very or quite negatively about Labour.
The Labour Party has had a turbulent start in government amid a series of political controversies and unpopular policies
PAThe leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, also had a more popular rating than the current prime minister holding a 27 per cent favourable rating compared to Starmer’s 24 per cent.
Voters are also more negative toward Starmer than Farage with half of voters (50 per cent) holding a negative opinion of the prime minister while only 27 per cent felt the same about Farage.
Farage has a very strong support base from Reform UK voters with 85 per cent of Reform voters feeling quite or very positive about the leader while only one per cent feel only quite negative.
Across the rest of the political spectrum, Farage’s popularity is not as strong, with no more than 30 per cent of voters in any other political group having a positive opinion of him.
Meanwhile, Labour voters are not as supportive of Starmer with only 52 per cent holding a positive opinion of him.
Reform UK voters most strongly oppose the prime minister with 82 per cent holding a negative view of Starmer, which is higher than in any other political group.
Nevertheless, the Labour Party are still polling ahead of other parties sitting at 29 per cent while the Conservatives are on 25 per cent and Reform UK on 19 per cent.
Labour has also seen a drop in its support from older age groups amid its winter fuel allowance raid.
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The party is now winning just over one in 10 voters aged over 65 or over having previously won more than a quarter of this age group.
The Labour Party has had a turbulent start in government amid a series of political controversies and unpopular policies.
Another poll by YouGov released on Friday found half of Labour voters are disappointed by Starmer’s government.
Additionally, four in 10 Britons feel the country is in a worse state than before the election.