Reform’s poll boost puts it one point behind Labour

NIGEL Farage's Reform UK party has received another huge boost as a bombshell poll revealed it is just one point behind Labour.

- Michael Knowles

The data - collected by YouGov for Sky News - found PM Sir Keir Starmer is locked in a three-way battle with the Tories and Reform.

It also showed the Conservatives have been pushed into third place, two months after Kemi Badenoch was elected leader.

Labour sits on 26%, Reform UK on 25%, the Conservatives on 14% and the Green Party on 8%.

Meanwhile, analysis seen by the Daily Express revealed that the areas calling off local elections in May have seen the sharpest increases in illegal migration.

The 12 authorities recorded a 344% increase in the number of asylum seekers being housed in their counties. This compares with 184% across all of England and 177% across the UK.