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Wed May 21, 2025, 04:34 AM May 21

Reform UK strengthens polling lead as Conservatives drop to fourth place


It is the Tories’ lowest-ever ranking in YouGov’s voting intention poll.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/reform-uk-nick-clegg-priti-patel-conservatives-yougov-b1228759.html



Reform UK is the most popular political party among voters and the Conservatives have fallen into fourth place, the latest opinion polling reveals.

Nigel Farage’s party has the backing of 29% of the public, according to YouGov’s latest voting intention survey, up 1% from last week.

Labour follows on 22%, down 1% from the previous week as ministers continue to face criticism over welfare cuts.

The Liberal Democrats are in third place in the YouGov polling with 17%, having overtaken the Conservatives, who are on 16%.

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