# Badenoch leads Farage as voters weigh who would make the better Prime Minister

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/even-some-reform-voters-think-kemi-badenoch-would-make-a-better-prime-minister-than-nigel-farage-according-to-poll-that-concludes-tory-leader-has-the-upper-hand-in-fight-for-the-right/
- Published: 2026-11-09T23:32:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T23:47:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16278413/Even-Reform-voters-think-Kemi-Badenoch-make-better-Prime-Minister-Nigel-Farage-according-poll-concludes-Tory-leader-upper-hand-fight-right.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Badenoch leads Farage by 28 points as the preferred Prime Minister.
- 22 per cent of Reform voters favour her over their own leader.
- Burnham leads both Badenoch and Farage in head-to-head comparisons.

## Summary

A YouGov poll suggests Kemi Badenoch is now more likely than Nigel Farage to be seen as the better choice for Prime Minister, giving her a stronger position in the contest for support on the political right. The shift is notable because public opinion was almost evenly split between them in summer 2025, and comes as Badenoch urges Reform supporters to return to the Conservatives.

In a survey of 2,355 adults across Britain conducted in early November, 43 per cent said Badenoch would do a better job than Farage, against 15 per cent for Farage; 36 per cent were unsure. Among Reform voters, 22 per cent preferred Badenoch to Farage, while 14 per cent of Conservative voters preferred Farage to Badenoch. The poll also found Andy Burnham ahead of both: 40 per cent to 28 per cent over Badenoch and 50 per cent to 22 per cent over Farage.

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