Reform are closing gap on Tories as Farage returns to the fray - with new poll revealing Conservative voters 'like a lot' of what he stands for
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Reform are closing gap on Tories as Farage returns to the fray - with new poll revealing Conservative voters 'like a lot' of what he stands for

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage's return to the political front line has given his party a four-point boost, according to the latest poll by Lord Ashcroft. The resurgent Right-wing party is now just six points behind with 15 per cent – up from 11 per cent last week when Mr Farage suddenly announced he would stand as a candidate in Clacton, Essex, and that he would take over as Reform's leader. In worrying news for Rishi Sunak, Reform UK is narrowing the gap with the Conservatives, which has fallen from 23 per cent of the vote share last week to 21 per cent But writing in today's paper, Lord Ashcroft suggests this indicates things were 'already so bad' for the PM that 'not even' that gaffe 'could make them worse'. When voters are asked who would make the best PM, Lord Ashcroft's research – shared exclusively with the Daily Mail – continues to put Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer well ahead of Mr Sunak But overall, those surveyed supported remaining in the ECHR by 58 per cent to 27 per cent, with 16 per cent saying they did not know. The resurgent Right-wing party is now just six points behind the Conservatives with 15 per cent – up from 11 per cent last week when Mr Farage suddenly announced he would stand as a candidate in Clacton, Essex, and that he would take over as Reform's leader The poll was carried out after the first head-to-head TV debate last week, in which the Prime Minister repeatedly claimed that a Labour government would mean £2,000 of tax rises for every working household.

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