Labour on course for big majority as Reform UK support drops

WorldPolitics
25 Oct 2026 • 8:10 PM MYT
The Independent
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Labour on course for big majority as Reform UK support drops

  • The latest Ipsos poll places Labour on 32 per cent, which Electoral Calculus estimates would yield a 134-seat parliamentary majority under Andy Burnham's leadership.
  • Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives have taken second place on 24 per cent, opening up their largest lead over Reform UK since the 2024 general election.
  • Reform’s support, meanwhile, has collapsed to 20 per cent following police and parliamentary investigations alongside candidate racism allegations.
  • Support for smaller parties has also fallen, with the Liberal Democrats on 9 per cent and the Green Party dropping to 8 per cent.
  • Nigel Farage ally Raheem Kassam dismissed the poll results, warning that the UK faces significant capital flight if Reform UK fails to form a government.

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