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Burnham's first 100 days in office — polls and performance verdict

From the Newshound archive · first published 26 October 2026 · last updated 28 October 2026.

A YouGov poll placing Reform third on 20 per cent — behind Labour on 27 per cent and the Tories on 22 per cent — amid a string of scandals including a £5m crypto donation under investigation.
A YouGov poll placing Reform third on 20 per cent — behind Labour on 27 per cent and the Tories on 22 per cent — amid a string of scandals including a £5m crypto donation under investigation.
Nigel Farage, whose Reform UK party has shed more than ten percentage points in a year, blamed a "difficult summer" and "staff incompetence" after his alternative Budget event drew a half-empty hall.
Nigel Farage, whose Reform UK party has shed more than ten percentage points in a year, blamed a "difficult summer" and "staff incompetence" after his alternative Budget event drew a half-empty hall.

Reform UK has slipped into third place behind the Conservatives for the first time, with YouGov putting Nigel Farage's party on 20 per cent — a two-point drop in a single week and the lowest figure recorded since the pollster's tracker restarted in January 2025. Labour lead on 27 per cent under Andy Burnham, with the Tories on 22 per cent.

Farage admitted Reform had endured a 'difficult summer' and said his job was to 'energise' lapsed voters and 'get them back'.

Farage also urged Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain voters to 'come back to us', warning Restore would be competitive in 'at most one seat' against Reform's hundreds.

Reform is already selecting hundreds of general election candidates in case Burnham calls a snap election on December 10.

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