Greens also leapfrog Lib Dems as Labour set to crash to humiliating wipeout
Nigel Farage, left, is on course to be PM while support has grown for Zack Polanski’s Greens (Image: Getty)
A dumbfounding new poll says that Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK has lost support – but would somehow secure a bigger majority in Parliament in a general election. Backing for Reform slumped to 32% in the Find Out Now poll, down three points on last week.
The Conservatives rose by 3% to 17%, drawing level with Labour, which dropped two points. There was also a jaw-dropping leap for the Green Party, which leapfrogged the Liberal Democrats into fourth. Zack Polanski’s party has shot up by four points to 15%, overtaking the Lib Dems on 12%.
The Tories have received a post-conference bounce (Image: Getty)
According to Election Maps UK’s projection, this poll would give Mr Farage a 132-seat majority over all other parties.
Despite the boost in their vote share, the Tories would be wiped out and left with just 27 seats.
Labour would also suffer a similar devastating fate, losing 361 MPs and being left with just 50.
How many seats each party would win (Image: Election Maps UK)
The Lib Dems would be the official opposition, with 72 MPs, followed by the SNP on 40 and the Green Party on 36.
The Green Party’s 15% support is the highest the party has ever seen in a poll, exceeding its previous record in 1989.
Left-wing political commentator Aaron Bastani said: “Fair to say Zack Polanski had a decent first month as leader.
“The Labour brand is at a nadir, and the Greens are seizing the opportunity.”
Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system was not designed for five parties to score a vote share of more than 10%, throwing up some bizarre potential electoral outcomes.
