2 h. ago Another poll shows Reform surge easing as Labour claws back ground

More in Common found support for Nigel Farage 's party had fallen three points in the past week, to 28 per cent.

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31 h. ago Reform’s rise explained: Ask chief political commentator John Rentoul anything

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions on Nigel Farage’s political shift, Reform’s rising poll numbers, and what it all means for Britain’s future

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3 d. ago Farage as PM could push independence support close to 60%, poll suggests

Support for independence currently sits at 54%.

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5 d. ago Pollster warns of ‘political earthquake in UK’ after polls show Farage could be PM

The latest Electoral Calculus forecast shows Nigel Farage would have a 74-seat majority if an election were held tomorrow

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5 d. ago Do you think Nigel Farage could be Prime Minister? Take our poll and have your say

Keir Starmer has launched a ferocious attack on Nigel Farage shortly after a poll revealed the Reform UK leader is British voters' last choice to be Prime Minister

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1 week ago The Guardian view on social cohesion: too many of us are still ‘bowling alone’ | Editorial

Three decades on from Robert Putnam’s account of fraying social ties in the US, new research in Britain identifies similar dangersThirty years after writing Bowling Alone, the famous essay in which he diagnosed a dangerous crisis of social cohesion in the United States, Robert Putnam has a right to feel vindicated. In a lecture this spring, Prof Putnam, now 84, warned his audience that, amid levels of polarisation and distrust higher than at any time since the civil war, the US was “in danger of going to hell in a handcart”.Britain is still, thankfully, a long way from the poisonous toxicity of Trump-era America, notwithstanding the ominous rise of Reform and Nigel Farage. But research published this week by the More in Common polling group paints a worrying portrait of communities in which there is a widespread sense of social disconnection, high levels of distrust among the young and a felt loss of shared spaces and rituals.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in ...

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2 w. ago Panic stations for Kemi Badenoch as Tories slump to FOURTH in poll

YouGov research found the Conservatives on just 16 per cent support, down two points over the past week.

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2 w. ago This new EU deal is great for Britain. Now, Labour, focus on the future, not on Farage | Polly Toynbee

Cheaper food, passport e-gates, youth exchanges – we are finally on a path to repair the colossal damage Brexit has doneCircle the wagons: Europe draws together confronting an enemy to its east and a rogue state to its west. “Everything has changed,” said the prime minister and chancellor, and so it has. Once nestled in the arms of Nato, now alarmingly alone, we have no choice but to embrace neighbours we shunned. Thanks to Vladimir Putin, (nearly) all Europeans now see clearly what was always the case. In danger we need each other, never mind fish or dynamic alignment.But talking about less important things was always the British way. So headlines and the Today programme bang on about the 12-year continuance of the fishing deal struck by Boris Johnson, allowing French boats into our waters. It’s hard on fishing communities, but not worse than before. The Brexiters used and cheated fishers. But a government has to weigh up winners and losers when fishing contributes just 0.03% to UK...

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3 w. ago Shock London poll: Nigel Farage’s Reform overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps

Shock London poll: Nigel Farage’s Reform overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps, shock poll finds

Exclusive survey: Lib Dems and Greens surge in London in backlash against the Government

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3 w. ago Tories warn Nigel Farage's plans for £140bn of 'giveaways' are 'not serious' and would bankrupt Britain as panic mounts over Reform poll surge

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has moved to turn a spotlight on Mr Farage's policies as he emerges as genuine contender for Downing Street.

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3 w. ago Boris Johnson allies predict the former Prime Minister will swoop in to rescue Tories when Reform 'self destructs' in just a matter of years

Activists have started talking up his chances of a comeback after a poll last week found he was the only potential leader under whom the Conservatives would poll higher than Mr Farage's party.

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3 w. ago Boris Johnson allies predict the former Prime Minister will swoop in to rescue Tories when Reform 'self destructs' in just a matter of years

Activists have started talking up his chances of a comeback after a poll last week found he was the only potential leader under whom the Conservatives would poll higher than Mr Farage's party.

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3 w. ago ‘Massive earthquake’ in politics could lead to Tory extinction, says Hunt

Former chancellor also said the ‘old two-party system’ could be coming to an endFormer chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the Conservatives cannot rule out becoming extinct because of a “massive earthquake” in politics that is seeing the fracturing of the old two-party system.Senior Conservatives are increasingly alarmed about polls that show support for the party plummeting, while Reform UK is soaring. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Poll: Nigel Farage's Reform predicted to become official Holyrood opposition ahead of Tories and Labour

The Scottish Conservatives are set to slump into fourth place in Scotland, according to a damning new poll.

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4 w. ago Is a Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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4 w. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK storms to record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit six

The latest YouGov survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week

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4 w. ago Is Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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4 w. ago Welsh political poll drops massive bombshell for all the big parties and Nigel Farage one year out from next Wales election

The First Minister described the results as a 'serious wake up call' for her and her party

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4 w. ago The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming | Polly Toynbee

Rapid, highly visible action in communities and a forthright attack on the new right – that is what’s needed nowIf you thought these elections were bad, just wait for the locals next May. Expect far worse for Labour, unless they act fast. As they tussle over which way to turn, left or right, stop and consider what’s ahead. They will be challenged by Reform UK in towns such as Barnsley, while their progressive city heartlands will be ravaged by Greens, Liberal Democrats, and pro-Palestine and other independents. Expect shocks in London boroughs that have been forever Labour. (Worth recalling that amid Labour’s landslide, Keir Starmer’s vote share in Holborn and St Pancras dropped by 17% in the general election when challenged by a pro-wealth tax radical.) With council elections in a third of seats in English cities, expect an eruption of local leftward rebellions.Those around Starmer may well be misidentifying the threat that matters most. Heavy vote losses to Lib Dems and Greens in ...

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