Huge boost for Nigel Farage as half of Brits say Reform now the real opposition to Labour

Nigel Farage went into the 2024 election with the claim that Reform UK was now the “real opposition” party – and today half of Britons agree. The share of the country who see Mr Farage’s party as the main opposition to Labour has soared from 37% in May last year to 49%. Back in 2024 – days after he stunned the country by announcing he would return to frontline politics and stand in the Essex seat of Clacton – Mr Farage told the Sunday Express: “We’re the real opposition now.” Ipsos polling reveals just one in five (21%) people consider...