# Farage fury after poll puts Reform eight points behind Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/farage-fury-after-poll-puts-reform-eight-points-behind-kemi-badenochs-conservatives/
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:26:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T17:39:18+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farage-poll-reform-conservative-badenoch-b3081254.html
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- Reform trails the Conservatives by eight points in a new poll.
- Labour leads with 31 per cent, ahead of the Tories on 26 per cent.
- Farage challenged the poll; its author defended the findings.

## Summary

A new poll puts Reform UK on 18 per cent, eight points behind the Conservatives, giving Kemi Badenoch’s party a boost as it seeks to regain ground. Nigel Farage disputed the result, calling the polling dishonest, while the pollster defended it and said its findings broadly match trends in other surveys.

Labour leads on 31 per cent, with the Conservatives on 26 per cent. The poll surveyed 5,253 adults between 29 October and 2 November and asked about a general election; Lord Ashcroft noted that this differs from asking about local elections. Reform has also faced scrutiny over a £5 million donation and undercover journalistic investigations, while Badenoch has recently made a high-profile pledge to cut inheritance tax.

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