London, United Kingdom. Britain’s governing Labour Party has matched or moved ahead of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in three opinion surveys, a week after Andy Burnham became prime minister.
Polling changes
A Survation poll placed Labour on 26%, ahead of Reform on 24%, after Burnham’s first week in office. Before Keir Starmer announced his resignation in June, Labour had stood at 19% and Reform at 27%.
Survation chief executive Damian Lyons Lowe said the result was the party’s highest rating in the pollster’s surveys since June 3, 2025, and its first lead since May 3, 2025.
More In Common on Monday put Labour on 28%, compared with Reform on 24%. YouGov showed the two parties tied on 22%, with Labour up six points since May and Reform at its lowest level of support since March 2025.
Leadership and policy measures
Reform had led nearly every opinion poll for more than a year and won hundreds of seats in local and regional elections in May. Labour subsequently removed Starmer and appointed Burnham, a former mayor, as prime minister on July 20.
During his first week, Burnham introduced measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures, including removing a tax on energy bills, capping bus fares and cutting taxes for pubs and bars.
YouGov said more Britons viewed Burnham as a better prime minister than Farage or other major party leaders.
Reform questions
Reform has faced questions over whether gifts from wealthy backers were properly declared. Farage has described the scrutiny as an attempt by the establishment to discredit him.
Asked about Labour’s polling gains on Monday, Burnham said he would not get “carried away” but was pleased to have “made a start where hopefully I’ve connected with people”.