Have voters given up on Farage becoming the next prime minister?

Politics
22 Oct 2026 • 9:42 PM MYT
The Independent
The Independent

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Have voters given up on Farage becoming the next prime minister?

  • Latest YouGov polling indicates that voters are losing confidence in minor parties, with only Labour (90 per cent) and the Conservatives (86 per cent) considered main parties capable of forming a government by a majority of the public.
  • Confidence in Reform UK experienced the most severe decline, falling 17 percentage points to 44 per cent following a series of high-profile donation scandals, police investigations, and racism allegations.
  • Perceptions of the Green Party and Liberal Democrats as main parties also fell to 16 per cent and 34 per cent respectively, despite the Liberal Democrats holding more than 70 seats in parliament.
  • A Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition led by Prime Minister Andy Burnham emerged as the least unpopular potential administration, with public opinion evenly split at 42 per cent support and 42 per cent opposition.
  • A majority of Britons (53 per cent) prefer single-party Westminster governments over multi-party coalitions, which are supported by just 25 per cent of voters.

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