# 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.
- Title: Labour's lead over Reform widens under Burnham | Shortify
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-poll-burnham-labour-farage-voting-intention-tracker-b3061315.html
- Published: 2026-10-06T10:15:33+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: labour, reform, andy burnham, nigel farage, uk politics, polling, election, politics, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.