UK Reform would be largest party if general election held today

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Farage’s Reform Poised to Overtake Labour and Tories in Historic Political Shift

 

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK would emerge as Britain’s largest political party if a general election were held today, according to a landmark poll that underscores the dramatic collapse in support for Labour and the Conservatives. The YouGov MRP survey—its first since Labour’s landslide victory last year—suggests Reform is on track to send 271 MPs to Westminster, up from just five currently, making it the dominant force in a hung parliament.

 

 

The findings reveal an extraordinary reversal in fortunes for Sir Keir Starmer, whose Labour Party would lose 233 of the 412 seats it won just one year ago. “Just a year since Labour’s election landslide, the party is on course to win fewer seats than it did in 2019,” said Patrick English, director of political analytics at YouGov. “That a clear majority would now vote for someone other than the two established main parties of British politics is a striking marker of just how far the fragmentation of the voting public has gone over the past decade.”

 

The Conservatives would fare even worse, losing 75 more seats and falling to just 46 MPs—leaving Kemi Badenoch’s party trailing Reform, Labour, and the Liberal Democrats. While Badenoch would retain her seat, senior Tories including former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly and former chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt would be swept out. Of the 119 current Tory MPs, 73 would lose their seats, with many falling to Reform and the Lib Dems.

 

 

Labour’s front bench would also be gutted. According to the poll, home secretary Yvette Cooper, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, and education secretary Bridget Phillipson would all be defeated by Reform challengers. Other projected Labour casualties include business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, culture secretary Lisa Nandy, defence secretary John Healey, and Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden.

 

The Lib Dems, meanwhile, would continue their resurgence, climbing from 72 seats in 2024 to 81, their highest total in decades. The SNP is expected to bounce back from its previous losses, reclaiming most of the Scottish seats lost to Labour and securing a total of 38. Smaller parties would also benefit: both the Greens and Plaid Cymru are predicted to gain three seats each, bringing them to seven MPs apiece.

 

Despite its surge, Reform would fall short of an outright majority. A coalition with the Conservatives would still leave the right-leaning bloc nine seats shy. On the other side, Labour would be unable to form a majority even with support from the Lib Dems, SNP, Plaid Cymru, and Greens.

 

The MRP poll, based on over 11,000 interviews and considered one of the most reliable predictors of seat-level outcomes, paints a picture of a political order being upended. Labour and the Conservatives—dominant forces in British politics for over a century—are projected to win only 224 of the 650 seats between them, a mere 34 per cent of Parliament. Their combined vote share has dropped to just 41 per cent, down from 59 per cent at the last election.

 

Reform’s gains are widespread and geographically diverse. The party is projected to be the largest in the east Midlands, east of England, northeast, southeast, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber. It is even set to match Labour in the northwest, a region traditionally dominated by the left.

 

The political map shows that Reform would seize 194 seats from Labour alone. Starmer’s party would also lose 27 seats to the SNP in Scotland, six to the Tories in England, three to the Greens, three to Plaid, and one to the Lib Dems.

 

This unprecedented surge for Farage and collapse for the traditional parties is likely to trigger intense pressure on both Starmer and Badenoch. Labour faces internal rebellion, particularly from MPs concerned about the political costs of welfare cuts, while Badenoch may face a leadership challenge before the next election.

 

In a single year, British politics has been transformed. Reform UK, once a fringe movement, now stands on the brink of making Nigel Farage the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Times  2025-06-28

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

 

Time one would think for Reform to come up with some actual coatings for their basket of easy promises.

[brewsterbudgen]

Plenty of time for Reform to implode, which they surely will!

[The Cyclist]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

 

Correct.

 

Just imagine how much of cluster Labour will be by then.

 

By- Election wins for Reforms over the last few days, Labour dropping around 25% at each one, including Lyndsey Hoyles constituency.

 

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Plenty of time for Reform to implode, which they surely will!

 

Reform have no need to implode

 

They just need to sit back and watch Labour eating itself.

 

Tories are gnawing on the bones of a not quite deceased carcass.

 

Whatever way anyone tries to slice and dice it. For a Party that proclaimed loudly that they had a plan ready to from day . Somebody must have nicked that plan, they were lying like a big bag of lying things, or their plan consisted of driving the UK into the ground.

 

U turn after U turn, meaning more tax rises in the Autumn

 

Unemployment UP

 

Welfare Bill UP

 

Inflation UP

 

Tax Rises UP

 

Wealth creators fleeing the Country UP

 

Different groups of people hating Labour UP

 

Illegals almost 50% UP

 

C'mon you 2. Give us the benefit of your mentalism by explaining how good the plan was, and how it is benefiting the Country ?
 

People with inquiring minds, would like to at least try and understand the mentalism.

[James105]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

 

Time one would think for Reform to come up with some actual coatings for their basket of easy promises.

 

Reform have pledged to make big savings on the net zero scam and deporting illegal immigrants and also stopping the invasion of illegal immigrants.   If they have any sense then they will also remove any and all benefits for all foreign nationals that have not made at least 10 years worth of contributions.   Thats a lot of savings potentially.  

 

Labour had 14 years to prepare for this and have demonstrably failed to manage the cost of their promises, kept or unkept, in their manifesto.   They are taxing more and spending more (causing lower growth) than the last government and since they only are able to attract the adult equivalent of student activists into the party they are finding it impossible to make the needed cuts.  

 

Why do you hold Reform to a higher standard than Labour?  

[newbee2022]

Amazing, that so many Brits believe in HOT AIR.

[transam]

Farage, the honourable MP for Clacton (🤭), spent a huge amount of time doing his thing supporting Trump during his campaign, now I wonder if he is embarrassed about it.....😂..... 😥

 

If Farage gets in, he will most likely sell the UK for Trump's 51st State to pay for his cock-ups and teeth replacement.........🤭

 

Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman, same as Trump.....😧

[hotandsticky]

16 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Amazing, that so many Brits believe in HOT AIR.

 

 

Not nearly as many as in USA.

[hotandsticky]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

 

Time one would think for Reform to come up with some actual coatings for their basket of easy promises.

 

 

You mean like Labour did.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Not nearly as many as in USA.

Yep, who voted in hot air...........🥺

[JonnyF]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

 

Time one would think for Reform to come up with some actual coatings for their basket of easy promises.

Time for the Tories to collapse further and stop splitting the right wing vote resulting in a massive loss for your commie mates in Islington. 

[The Cyclist]

11 minutes ago, transam said:

Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman,

 

Then you best not read this

 

 

 

I understand that some, not all, of our readers have genuine impediments to understanding written English. So this guy has provided commentary and broken it down into easily understandable English

 

 

 

Lying, deceitful, sad excuse for a human being. Only just beaten into 2nd place by a certain T Blair.

 

However as Chomper points out, there is still 4 years where he could potentially surpass T Blair and be so far in front, that he would be in a league of his own.

 

Or perhaps the howls of " When are you going to resign PM " will start ringing out from the likes of the BBC, Sky News etc, from Monday morning.

[transam]

4 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Then you best not read this

 

 

 

I understand that some, not all, of our readers have genuine impediments to understanding written English. So this guy has provided commentary and broken it down into easily understandable English

 

 

 

Lying, deceitful, sad excuse for a human being. Only just beaten into 2nd place by a certain T Blair.

 

However as Chomper points out, there is still 4 years where he could potentially surpass T Blair and be so far in front, that he would be in a league of his own.

 

Or perhaps the howls of " When are you going to resign PM " will start ringing out from the likes of the BBC, Sky News etc, from Monday morning.

I like watching The BB Barristers stuff.......🤗

[Will B Good]

....and my auntie would be my uncle if she had......an erection today.

[DaRoadrunner]

5 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The election isn’t due for another 4 years.

By which time the Muslims may have taken over. They are worming their way into positions of authority in the Police and Councils. 7 towns have a Muslim Mayor. There are already about 40 Muslim MPs. How long before we see a Muslim Prime Minister? Sharia Law anyone?

Farage is right, we need to deport the lot of em..... but he may be too late.

[Negita43]

Promise the punters the earth and then when they vote for you - bury them in it!

[BarraMarra]

Living in the UK I can tell you now Starmer is on very thin Ice he has just survived a Coup that could have forced him out and forced a general Election. 120 members voted against him.  He lied to win promising no more Taxes, no more illegal migration , better health care, an end to long hospital waiting. What we got was an immediate cut in winter fuel allowance forcing OAPs to freeze to death to scared to put there heating on. instead of reducing Taxes he he issued higher taxes on everything forcing thousands into poverty. As for immigration he has decimated the country, forcing locals off any new potential first homes by giving illegals homes before us. Farage has been a businessman all his life so understands fully what people need  financially to live a decent life.  He himself told us all 15 yrs ago if illegal migration is not stopped it will over run the UK. He has sworn to kick out all illegal immigrants immediately and deport them all except migrants who pay into our society. We believe him and Starmer knows any more slip ups Reform will be swept into Downing Street.  

[Geoff914]

8 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Plenty of time for Reform to implode, which they surely will!

But Labour and the Tories will still be the inept, back stabbing 5h1tes that we know them to be.

[NoshowJones]

22 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Reform have pledged to make big savings on the net zero scam and deporting illegal immigrants and also stopping the invasion of illegal immigrants.   If they have any sense then they will also remove any and all benefits for all foreign nationals that have not made at least 10 years worth of contributions.   Thats a lot of savings potentially.  

 

Labour had 14 years to prepare for this and have demonstrably failed to manage the cost of their promises, kept or unkept, in their manifesto.   They are taxing more and spending more (causing lower growth) than the last government and since they only are able to attract the adult equivalent of student activists into the party they are finding it impossible to make the needed cuts.  

 

Why do you hold Reform to a higher standard than Labour?  

Anyone has a higher standard standard than labour. At least the Tories don't pretend to be the party of the working class like the liars of the Labour government.

[NoshowJones]

22 hours ago, transam said:

Farage, the honourable MP for Clacton (🤭), spent a huge amount of time doing his thing supporting Trump during his campaign, now I wonder if he is embarrassed about it.....😂..... 😥

 

If Farage gets in, he will most likely sell the UK for Trump's 51st State to pay for his cock-ups and teeth replacement.........🤭

 

Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman, same as Trump.....😧

"Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman". Anyone is better than a liar with a "Sir" in front of his name who is supposedly on the side of the working class.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

"Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman". Anyone is better than a liar with a "Sir" in front of his name who is supposedly on the side of the working class.

Working class voters thought Starmer was better than any Tory being in control.........😱

[NoshowJones]

Just now, transam said:

Working class voters thought Starmer was better than any Tory being in control.........😱

Trans, all these working class voters thought all these liars of Labour PM's from Wilson right up until Blair and Brown were better than any Tory being in control. They could not have been more wrong. At least none of these Tory PM's Thatcher, Major etc started any lies and said they were the party of the working class.

[Negita43]

WANTED - A magician for prime minister (of any political persuasion).

Who can wave a magic wand and solve all the issues accumulated over many many years (by all political parties) in this age of instant gratification and social media mob rule.

[billd766]

23 hours ago, James105 said:

 

Reform have pledged to make big savings on the net zero scam and deporting illegal immigrants and also stopping the invasion of illegal immigrants.   If they have any sense then they will also remove any and all benefits for all foreign nationals that have not made at least 10 years worth of contributions.   Thats a lot of savings potentially.  

 

Labour had 14 years to prepare for this and have demonstrably failed to manage the cost of their promises, kept or unkept, in their manifesto.   They are taxing more and spending more (causing lower growth) than the last government and since they only are able to attract the adult equivalent of student activists into the party they are finding it impossible to make the needed cuts.  

 

Why do you hold Reform to a higher standard than Labour?  

Although an election must be held in 4 years, IF Labour decide to call for an election then an election can be held in less than that 4 year period.

 

IMHO they would be foolish to do so, but the choice is theirs.

 

As an Alternative, King Charles has the authority to dissolve Parliament, though I cannot remember any monarch ever doing so.

[billd766]

38 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

"Farage is no more than a gift-of-the-gab, salesman". Anyone is better than a liar with a "Sir" in front of his name who is supposedly on the side of the working class.

Even the Labour party under Starmer?

[Baht Simpson]

[BarraMarra]

At least Farage got out in the Channel for himself to witness all the Migrants invading England and told us all what will happen if it is not stopped he was called a Racist. He was prooved right what would happen. Tommy Robinson like him or loath him stood up and called it for what it is and was locked up in Segg for it. Lucy Connolly was locked up for a Racist tweet for 31 Months rapists are out in 2 yrs. This is what happens to you when you go against a Government that takes care of muslims and illegal immigrants before the local residents.

[Baht Simpson]

Lucy Connolly's sentence was harsh but in line with sentencing gudelines and sentences handed out to others for similar crimes.  Further racist tweets she tweeted both before and after that one were also taken into account as was her guilty plea. She won't serve 31 months; she'll probably be released on parole as she's not deemed a threat to the public.

 

Tommy Robinson wasn't imprisoned for speaking up against immigrants, there is no such offense. He was convicted of contempt of court, a serious crime to which he also plead guilty. 

 

 

[stevenl]

4 hours ago, Negita43 said:

WANTED - A magician for prime minister (of any political persuasion).

Who can wave a magic wand and solve all the issues accumulated over many many years (by all political parties) in this age of instant gratification and social media mob rule.

True, the issues, worldwide, can only be solved by measures now that bear fruit in 10+ years time. So no-one will vote for those proposing that.

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, BarraMarra said:

This is what happens to you when you go against a Government that takes care of muslims and illegal immigrants before the local residents.

So Muslims are not local residents.