Reform UK drop to lowest support since January last year as Labour enjoy five-point poll lead - with Tories closest challengers

Published: 07:28 EDT, 27 October 2026 | Updated: 07:30 EDT, 27 October 2026 Reform UK has dropped to its lowest support since January last year, a new poll has found.The latest YouGov survey showed Nigel Farage's party with a 20 per cent vote share, following a two percentage-point drop since last week.This is the lowest vote share recorded for Reform since the pollster's voting intention tracker restarted in January 2025.Meanwhile, Labour hold a five-point lead over the second-placed Tories following the party's poll 'bounce' under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.Labour are on 27 per cent support (no change from last week) with Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives on 22 per cent (down one point), according to the YouGov poll.The Lib Dems and Greens are both unchanged on 11 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, with Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain up one point to 4 per cent. Mr Farage yesterday admitted Reform needed to 'energise' voters again following a 'difficult summer'.The Reform leader said he was 'optimistic' despite a slew of controversies in recent months, which have coincided with the slide in his party's poll ratings.Asked if voters were now falling out of love with Reform following their initial surge following the 2024 general election, Mr Farage told reporters: 'Markets are volatile.'Markets go up, markets go down. We've had a difficult summer, of that there is no doubt. But are we optimistic? Yeah.'A lot of our voters are just sitting back on their heels at the moment. Our job is to energise them and get them back.''And maybe a general election in which Europe and immigration are top of the agenda may be just the thing to do that.'It comes after Mr Burnham floated Britain returning to EU free movement rules – or even rejoining the EU completely – after the next general election.Mr Farage also addressed questions about the number of empty seats at Reform's pre-Budget event on Monday.'As for this hall, well, staff incompetence,' he said, after helping to unveil a rival 'teal' budget book ahead of this week's fiscal showpiece from Chancellor John Healey.'It's all well and good advertising to businesses but, on Mondays, people who run businesses tend to be rather busy.'No doubt many of those that are here, it's going to cost them a very great deal of money to have given up their day to come and visit us here in London.'As you know, our party conferences etc., we get crowds like no other British political party has done in modern times.'