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Reform UK took the lead in a British opinion poll for the first time, in a decision that will alarm work and the conservatives before the local elections in May.
Public support for United Kingdom reformThe right -wing populist party led by Nigel Farage increased by 2 percentage points to 25%, according to the Yougov survey.
Sir Keir Starmer’s decision Labor Party fell from 3 points to 24%, while the Conservatives slipped 1 point to 21%.
Yougov said it was the first time that his investigation for the Times has been showing Reform Uk before, although with an advance of only 1 work point, it was “in the margin of error”.
Opinion polls below 12 months after a five -year parliament is rarely a precise predictor of how people will vote in the next general elections.
But the strong reform program of the United Kingdom will sound alarm ringtones in Downing Street before the local elections of May in England, with Starmer Fighting to neutralize messages from the populist party.
The Farage Party would present stricter immigration controls and oppose British climatic targets, in particular by reaching zero carbon -carbon emissions by 2050.
Anthony Wells, head of European political and social research in Yougov, said the survey suggested that three parties were fighting over.
“Although it remains in the margins of error, this reinforces the fact that the reform is almost equal to the support of work, the conservatives go up again,” he added.
Senior ministers believe that they can reconquer public support if they can make progress on priorities such as reducing the waiting lists of the NHS hospital and the increase in house construction.
But the Farage Party, which has five deputies, seems to benefit from an increasing anti-establishment mood in many Western nations.
Reform UK was congratulated by Elon Musk, the billionaire technology and the close confidant of US President Donald Trump, who repeatedly criticized Starmer.
Wack up said in December that Musk was planning to donate to Reform UK, but the two men have since faced the support of the entrepreneur to the far -right activist Tommy Robinson.
Tuesday, Farage told the BBC: “Elon Musk has a lot of opinions, some of which I agree with, some of which I do not do.”
Last week, a “mega-pollet” of nearly 18,000 voters commanded by the Hope Not Hate campaign group, and directed by Focaldata, suggested that Reform UK would win 76 seats if a general election was immediately taking place, including 60 currently detained by the Labor Party.
The same survey indicated a swing of 3 percentage points to Reform UK both work and conservatives, which could cause 169 seats to be secured.
The YouGov survey suggested that the Farage Party was more popular among men, those of workers’ history and Brexit supporting voters.
The survey revealed that Reform UK benefited from its strongest support in the Midlands and northern England, with the party on only 13% in London.
The survey recorded that the support of the Liberal Democrats and the Greens was unchanged at 14% and 9% respectively.
Tuesday, separately, Yougov brought back the co-founder and former boss Stephan Shakespeare to replace the director general Steve Hatch temporarily while he launched a search for a permanent replacement.
The data research and analysis group said Hatch’s departure was “agreed”, although he only played 18 months in this role and was confronted with calls to withdraw from the Gatemore Capital activist investor after stocks dropped 70% over the past year.
Shakespeare is non -executive chairman of the board of directors and still a major shareholder.
