Polling experts predict Reform UK could soon fall to third place

• Polling experts predict Reform UK could soon fall to third place behind Labour and the Conservatives as its national support continues to decline.
• Leading pollsters say Nigel Farage is driving the party's downfall after previously propelling its rise, with Reform's brand heavily tied to his personal standing.
• Farage faces a parliamentary investigation over an unregistered £5 million gift from a donor, which could potentially trigger a second by-election in Clacton.
• Reform UK is losing voters back to both the Conservatives and Labour.
• The Conservatives have stabilised under Kemi Badenoch, posing further political trouble for Reform UK if the Tory recovery continues.

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Reform could slip to third in polls, pollsters warn as Farage’s popularity plummets over scandals