Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025

Andy Burnham, who was appointed prime minister a week ago, has dominated UK media in the last week with a flurry of policy announcements. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/PA View image in fullscreen Andy Burnham, who was appointed prime minister a week ago, has dominated UK media in the last week with a flurry of policy announcements. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/PA Labour overtakes Reform in voter poll for first time since March 2025 Labour up four points to 28% while Reform falls to 24% as Andy Burnham apparently wins favour for cost of living focus UK politics live – latest updates Labour has overtaken Reform UK in a voter intention poll for the first time in more than a year as Andy Burnham benefits from the momentum built in his first week as prime minister. Reform and its leader, Nigel Farage, have had weeks of negative headlines concerning undeclared gifts and donations, an adviser who is a convicted fraudster and a byelection that has descended into farce. The weekly tracker of voting intention by the non-profit agency More in Common shows Labour up four points to 28% while Reform and the Greens have dropped two and three points respectively to 24% and 8%. The Tories remain unchanged at 22% while the Liberal Democrats are up one point to 12%. Allow content provided by a third party? This article includes content hosted on platform.x.com . We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as the provider may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue' . Allow and continue Luke Tryl, the UK director at More in Common, said: “It’s only been a week since he entered office, but it’s clear that momentum is on the prime minister’s side. After a jam-packed week of high-profile policy announcements and media appearances, the Labour party has surged in our weekly poll. “With all the caveats that it’s just one poll, Labour now leads for the first time since March of last year, and holds their highest vote share since the early months of this government in 2024. And with both Reform and the Green party dropping to their lowest vote share in months, it seems that this early focus on the cost of living has appealed to voters that Labour has lost across left and right.” View image in fullscreen Nigel Farage with convicted fraudster George Cottrell (in sunglasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/Alamy In response to the polling, Burnham said he would not get “carried away” but was pleased to have “connected with people”. The prime minister told reporters on a visit to Portsmouth: “I am talking a lot about Britain believing again and getting its hope back … I think we should have a bit more of a spring in our step.” He added that he would address “big issues” this week, including youth unemployment, social care and housing. Burnham, who returned to the House of Commons on 18 June after winning a byelection in Makerfield and was appointed prime minister a week ago, has dominated UK media in the last week with a