Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received another huge boost as a bombshell poll revealed it was just one point behind Labour.
The data, collected by YouGov for Sky News, revealed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will be locked in a three-way battle with Reform and the Conservatives.
It also showed the Tories have been pushed into third place, two months after Kemi Badenoch was elected leader.
Labour is on 26%, Reform UK on 25%, the Conservatives on 14% and the Greens on 8%.
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Reform is just one point behind Labour (Image: Getty)
Keir Starmer is facing a three-way battle for power (Image: Getty)
Under Kemi Badenoch, the Conservatives have been pushed into third (Image: Getty)
Mr Farage’s party has taken votes from all of the main parties, the data suggested, with 16% of voters who backed the Tories at the ballot last year now saying they would support Reform.
Over the weekend, party chiefs celebrated hitting 180,000 members.
The jubilant Reform leader shared a picture on social media holding a dartboard registering the maximum 180 score.
The milestone came as Reform held its North West England conference in Chester on Saturday.
Reform chairman Zia Yusuf said: “History is being made as the century-long stranglehold the two old parties have had on Britain is finally broken.
“Our membership continues to surge and just this week we have topped a national opinion poll.
“We have all the momentum in British politics and before long we will see Nigel Farage as our prime minister.”
It comes after Mr Farage’s party overtook the known Conservative membership of 131,680 on Boxing Day.
The Brexit architect became embroiled in an extraordinary spat with Mrs Badenoch after she accused Reform of faking a live counter on its website.
The Clacton MP has since declared her North West Essex seat a target for his party at the next election and is due to hold a rally there at the end of the month.
Reform’s popularity has been building following Mr Farage’s return to politics ahead of July’s General Election.
The insurgent party last week came joint first in an opinion poll for the first time alongside Labour.
