Is the Anti-Immigrant Reform UK Ready to Take Charge?
According to new polling, the far-right party led by Nigel Farage now stands at 34% support, nine points ahead of Labour and well ahead of the Conservatives.
Just last August, protests like this one in London attacked Reform UK. Now it’s gaining widespread support.
Photographer: Benjamin Cremel/AFP
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Just a year ago, Reform UK had no MPs, a handful of councillors and single-digit polling figures. Today, the political landscape has shifted dramatically. According to new polling from Ipsos, the far-right, anti-immigrant party led by Nigel Farage now stands at 34% support, nine points ahead of Labour and well ahead of the Conservatives, who trail in a distant third. If these figures were reflected at the ballot box, Reform UK could secure a parliamentary majority, an outcome few would have predicted even months ago.