Reform slumps to third place in fresh polls as Tory conference bounce squeezes Farage from both sides


Nigel Farage's Reform UK has tumbled to third place in multiple polls, with the Conservatives surging on a post-conference bounce while Labour extends its lead under Andy Burnham. More in Common put the Tories three points clear of Reform at 24% to 21%, with Labour on 28%. Freshwater Strategy recorded a two-point drop for Reform and a two-point rise for the Tories, with Labour up three points to a six-point lead beyond the margin of error.
Farage's personal favourability rating now stands at -36, a sharp fall from the -27 high it reached last summer.
Reform's collapse is stark against this time last year, when the party was at its polling high point and leading every major poll.
