Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party has overtaken the Conservative Party to become second in the polls nationwide, according to a new opinion poll.
Despite attempts by mainstream British politics and media to pin the blame for the UK’s recent anti-immigration riots on Prime Minister Nigel Farage, his Reform Party’s national Westminster voting intentions have risen by more than six points since last month, according to an Omnisys poll.
The poll, conducted on August 7-8, showed the Reform Party’s support rising from 14.7% to 21%, beating the Conservatives’ 20%, while the Conservatives’ support fell by more than four points from 24.4%, GB News reported. Reported.
Meanwhile, the ruling left-wing Labour Party has seen its approval rating fall six points to 33 percent after widespread criticism over Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s response to the violence that erupted after a mass stabbing at a children’s dance in Southport last month.
Lee Anderson, Leader of Reform UK and MP for Ashfield said The poll showed people have “regrets” about voting for Sir Keir Starmer’s party to power in last month’s general election.
he Added “Reform is now eating away at Labor votes. The People’s Army is making progress every week. Common sense policies attract common sense voters.”
Reform Chairman Zia Yousuf Added“The momentum for reform continues. We’re just getting started.”
🚨 Labour leads by 12% (Reform Party in 2nd place)
Labour 33% (-6)
REF 21% (+5)
Resistance 20% (-)
LD 11% (-1)
GRN 8% (+1)via FollowAugust 7-8 (+/- July 11-12) pic.twitter.com/zVd60FO5XZ
— Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️ (@LeftieStats) August 15, 2024
But Britain’s single-member constituency system favours incumbent parties, so Labour is currently on pace to win an estimated 18 or more seats, according to an analysis of polls by Stats for Lefties.
The Novarro Media organisation said the poll showed that if an election were held today, the Conservatives would lose a further 50 seats in the House of Commons, dropping to 71. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats would gain four more seats in Parliament, despite a one per cent drop in voting intentions.
The survey put the Reform Party as the second most popular party, ahead of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, but analysis by Stats for Lefties predicted that based on current approval ratings, Farage’s party could only secure 29 seats in the House of Commons, 24 more than it won in last month’s general election.
Still, the poll undermines attempts by the traditional media and Westminster establishment to blame Brexit leader Farage for the country’s recent unrest, despite his repeated condemnation of the violence.
Farage: Left attacks me as riots escalate because they’re ‘afraid’ of losing working classhttps://t.co/7wzWDM89O4
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 7, 2024
