Reform UK has topped a national opinion poll for the first time in the wake of the sentencing of the Southport killer as Nigel Farage’s party declares: “No pacts, no deals. Reform is headed for Government.” The Telegraph has more.
Nigel Farage’s party, which has accused Sir Keir Starmer of being part of a “cover-up” of the truth about the attacks, now leads Labour and the Tories, according to a survey by Find Out Now.
Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to the murders of three young girls and 10 attempted murders in Southport. He also pleaded guilty possessing al-Qaeda literature and producing the poison ricin.
After the murders, Mr Farage questioned whether they were terror-related, with his remarks then criticised by Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister.
Earlier this week, Sir Keir said he was informed of details of Rudakubana’s terror links as they emerged, but insisted that revealing these to the public would have prejudiced a potential trial.
The poll, conducted on Wednesday, gave Reform 26% of the vote, up by one point on the previous week. The Conservatives placed second on 23%, down two points, with Labour third on 22%, also down by two points.
Sir Keir’s party has endured a torrid first six months in Downing Street, amid a backlash to several key economic policies and a number of sleaze scandals.
Mr Farage told the Telegraph: “Reform has all the momentum in British politics. Our positive attitude for solving the desperate problems that face our country is getting results.
“We look forward to county council elections on May 1st, unless of course they are cancelled.” …
Of the poll lead, Zia Yusuf, the Reform Chairman, added: “The first poll to show Reform with a decisive lead – three points ahead of the Tories, four points ahead of Labour.
“No pacts, no deals. Reform is headed for Government.” …
On Friday, Lord Frost, the Tory peer, said his party must be open to forming a pact with Reform in order to oust Labour at the next General Election.
Speaking to Chopper’s Political Podcast on GB News, he said: “I think it’s possible that one or other party could come out on top and get a decisive lead, and then politics has to accommodate that.
“If it doesn’t happen, then there’s got to be some sort of arrangement or whatever, because we can’t allow Labour to win again on a third of the vote.”
Labour won a landslide victory and picked up 411 seats – the equivalent to 63% – despite only winning around 34% of the popular vote.
The Tories won around 24% of the vote and secured 121 MPs, while Reform won 14% but only returned five MPs under the first-past-the-post system.
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