Labour Draws Level With Reform UK In Recent Poll

Labour is in joint first place with Reform UK in a new poll of Westminster voting intentions for the first time in more than a year.

The Survation survey puts both at 24% as Nigel Farage’s party loses its consistent lead in the polls and drops three percentage points.

Labour has also enjoyed a small boost as it gained five percentage points in the last month following Keir Starmer’s decision to step down as leader and prime minister.

His successor Andy Burnham – the most popular Labour politician in the country – was confirmed as the new party leader today and will get the keys to No.10 on Monday.

This five-point surge from Labour is their largest single upward movement since the 2024 general election, while Reform are now on the lowest vote share since the May 2025 local elections.

Labour has not been on 24% in a Survation poll since November 20, 2025.

According to the pollsters, Starmer is leaving office “with the worst ratings of any leader we test”, with a -33 approval rating.

Survation also found the Conservatives gained a point, climbing to 21%, while the Liberal Democrats fell one point to 11% and the Green Party remain steady on 11%.

The poll also comes at a turbulent time for the Reform UK Party.

Farage chose to step down as the MP for Clacton and compete again in the subsequent by-election earlier this month.

He claimed he wanted an “establishment versus the people” contest, but all of the main parties have pulled out, leaving the Reform leader fighting against comedy candidate Count Binface.

The dramatic move came after increased scrutiny over his finances.

A parliamentary probe was launched into an undeclared £5 million donation he received shortly before running in the 2024 election, though it has been paused while he does not sit in the Commons.

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