Reform UK achieves a new polling peak, chipping away at Conservative support as Rishi Sunak faces a looming election loss. According to a BMG Research poll for i, 14% of voters, including nearly a quarter of Brexiteers, now favour Farage’s right-wing party. The Tories are under pressure from various fronts simultaneously, amid perceived internal divisions. With Labour holding a substantial 18-point lead over Conservatives, Reform UK stands at 14%, followed by the Liberal Democrats at 8% and the Greens at 6%.

Despite strong poll performance, Reform UK has yet to secure significant electoral victories but eyes the Blackpool South by-election on May 2 for a breakthrough. The party was founded by Brexit champion Nigel Farage who according to a recent opinion poll by YouGov is currently the most popular politician in the UK.