Meanwhile Labour is down one point to 20%, leaving them 13 points behind Reform. However the Tories have suffered a major blow, plummeting three points to just 16%. This means they are just one percent more popular than the LibDems (15%), and less than half as popular as Reform.

The upstart Reform UK party has emerged as a serious contender in British politics. The anti-immigrant populist movement has overtaken the main Conservative opposition to jostle with the ruling Labour Party for the lead in opinion polls,

Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK won a fifth parliamentary seat, its first post as mayor and many positions on local councils in early election results on Friday which underscored the threat it poses to Britain’s main two political parties.