Reform On Course To Win Fewer Seats Than Labour Or Tories At General Election

The useful part

Reform UK are on course to win fewer seats than both Labour and the Tories at the next general election, according to a new mega poll. Although that is well up on the eight they currently have, it is well down on the 311 seats a similar poll forecast they would get a year ago. Labour would be the largest party on 241 seats – well down on the 403 they currently have – with the Tories second on 130.

How it works

• The findings of the MRP poll – which saw 14,000 people surveyed to give a seat-by-seat breakdown – suggest the UK is heading for a hung parliament, with every party well short of the 326 seats needed for a...
• That suggests Andy Burnham would be forced to do a deal with the Lib Dems, who are forecast to stay on 71 MPs elected, to remain in power.
• The poll's findings are further confirmation of Reform's fall in popularity in recent months, and of the increase in support enjoyed by Labour since Burnham replaced <a href="https...

What to take from it

Farage's party would end up with 123 MPs if an election were held now.