Reform UK has taken the lead in a British opinion poll for the first time, in a move that will alarm Labour and the Conservatives ahead of local elections in May. Public support for Reform UK, the rightwing populist party led by Nigel Farage, was up 2 percentage points to 25 per cent, according to the YouGov survey.

Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party overtook Britain's governing Labour Party to become the country's most popular political party in a new poll, reflecting public discontent in Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than seven months into his term.

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Both party leader Mr Farage and deputy leader Nigel Farage had questions in Prime Minister's Questions - blasting the Government for stripping pensioners of winter fuel payments a

MailOnline looks at the rise of Reform UK, as Nigel Farage's party overtakes Labour on top polling for the first time.The YouGov poll shows that if a General Election were held tomorrow, 25 per cent of British voters would choose Reform.