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The UK reform has taken the lead in the British Public O opinion survey for the first time, in a move that will alarm the work and conservatives ahead of the local elections in May.
Public support for ReformThe right -wing populist party led by Nigel Farage has increased two percentage points to 25 percent, the YouGov research states.
Sir Keira Starmer’s verdict Labor party They reduced three points to 24 percent, while conservatives slid one point to 21 percent.
Yougov said it was the first time their research for The Times had shown a UK reform in front, though with the guidance of just one point over the work “within the edge of the error”.
Public opinions less than 12 months in the five -year parliament are rarely an accurate predictor that people will vote in the next general election.
But the reforming strong display of the UK will ring the Alarm bells in Downing Street ahead of local elections in England, with Starmar struggling to counteract the messages of the populist party.
Farage’s party would introduce a more strict control of immigration and opposed British climatic goals, including the achievement of a net zero carbon emission by 2050.
Anthony Wells, head of European political and social research on YouGov, said the survey suggests that three parties fight for the lead.
“Although it remains inside the edges of the mistakes, it enhances the fact that the reform is approximately the same as supporting work, with the conservatives slipping back again,” he added.
Older ministers believe that they can get public support if they can show progress on priorities such as cutting a waiting list of NHS -AI houses.
But the Parage party, which has five MPs, seems to benefit from growing mood against establishment in many Western countries.
The UK reform was praised by Elon Musk, a billionaire technology and a close commissioner of US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Starmer.
Fakage He said in December that Musk was thinking about donating to the UK reform, but two have since clashed since the support of an entrepreneur for the Entrepreneurship of Tommy Robinson.
Last week, a “mega-party” of nearly 18,000 voters ordered by the campaign hoped not to hate and derived from Focaldat, suggested that the UK reform would win 76 seats if the general elections were immediately held, including 60 currently holding the Labor.
The same poll showed that a three percentage point is a momentum according to UK reform from work and Tori could result in 169 places.
The YouGov survey suggested that Farage’s party is more popular with men, those from the working class and Brexit who support voters.
The study found that the UK reform enjoyed its strongest support in Midlands and northern England, and the party in London is only 13 percent.
The survey noted that support for liberal democrats and greenery was unchanged to 14 and 9 percent.
