LONDON - Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party overtook Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party in an opinion poll for the first time on June 13, ahead of Britain’s election on July 4. The poll by YouGov for the Times newspaper put Reform UK on 19 per cent, up from 17 per cent previously, and the Conservatives unchanged on 18 per cent. The opposition Labour Party topped the poll with 37 per cent. Reform’s poll rating has risen since Mr Farage, best known for his successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, said he was returning to front-line politics, taking over leadership of the party and standing for election to Parliament. “This is the inflection point, the only wasted vote now is a Conservative vote, we are the challengers to Labour and we are on our way,” Mr Farage said, in a video posted on social media platform X.

Source: The Times June 13, 2024 21:16 UTC