Are we seeing the collapse of Britain’s political duopoly? A recent poll shows that Labour and the Tories have hit their lowest combined vote share since this parliament came to power. The two parties have fallen by 20 percentage points over the last four years, down to just 61% of the vote share.
Reform UK reach another highest ever result in our voting intention this week, rising 1pt to 16%
Con: 21% (+2 from 19-20 Mar)
Lab: 40% (-4)
Reform UK: 16% (+1)
Lib Dem: 10% (+1)
Green: 8% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)https://t.co/mp0waUzBGD pic.twitter.com/6m0U6K6Rot— YouGov (@YouGov) March 28, 2024
Largely driven by a collapse in support for the Conservatives, other parties have also been surging. Polling for Reform now puts the party at 16%, a mere 5 points behind the Tories, while the Lib Dems and Green mopped up most of the rest of the vote at 10% and 8% respectively. Sunak will be hoping that Farage’s flirtation with a return to frontline politics doesn’t come to fruition…
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