Exclusive: The first Techne UK weekly tracker poll of 2025 has put Reform ‘within the margin of error’ for a three-way split at the top with Labour and the Tories
Nigel Farage’s big poll leap leaves Reform breathing down neck of Labour and Tories
The onward march of Reform has seen the party come “within the margin of error” of topping the first of 2025’s weekly tracker polls for The Independent in a major blow to Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch.
The Techne UK survey results came in as Nigel Farage prepared to host a major pre-inauguration party in Washington DC and cash in on his friendship with Donald Trump. It suggests Tories are fleeing in large numbers to Reform but Liberal Democrats are switching to the Tories.
According to the polling of 1,645 voters on Wednesday and Thursday, Labour still leads by one point at 26 per cent, having dropped 1 per cent from before Christmas. The Tories also fell by 1 per cent to 25 per cent but Reform UK is at 23 per cent and up two points.
Nigel Farage’s big poll leap leaves Reform breathing down neck of Labour and Tories