From The Independent · · 1m 30s
Labour's lead over Reform widens under Burnham
Andy Burnham's Labour hits its highest ratings since 2024, opening a five-point gap over Reform as the party faces mounting controversies.
In brief
Andy Burnham's Labour hits its highest ratings since 2024, opening a five-point gap over Reform as the party faces mounting controversies. Labour under Andy Burnham has widened its lead over Reform to five points, its highest rating since the twenty twenty-four election, as Reform struggles with donations…
Labour hits five-point lead over Reform
Labour has taken a five-point lead according to the latest polling by YouGov, marking the highest level of popularity since early twenty twenty-five.
Burnham's speech boosts Labour support
The five-point lead comes after Andy Burnham's emotional Labour Party conference speech, which is three points higher than YouGov's previous polling of the government.
Reform struggles with donations row
Reform remains in second place but has become bogged down in controversies over donations since gaining in devolved and local elections this May.
Farage's popularity hits new low
Nigel Farage's favourability rating sits at minus thirty-six this month according to one pollster, down from its peak of minus twenty-seven last summer.
Burnham wins back former Labour voters
Only forty-nine percent of former Labour voters supported the party when Sir Keir Starmer stood down in June. That figure has risen to sixty-three percent in the latest poll.
Young voters shift sharply to Labour
Support among eighteen- to twenty-four-year-olds has risen from fourteen percent to twenty-seven percent under Burnham, compared to only seven percent for Reform.
The headline
Labour under Andy Burnham has widened its lead over Reform to five points, its highest rating since the twenty twenty-four election, as Reform struggles with donations controversies.
