Reform just 1 point behind Labour in bombshell new poll

Nigel Farage’s received another huge boost tonight as a bombshell poll revealed they are just one point behind Labour.

The data, collected by YouGov for Sky News, revealed Prime Minister Sir will be locked in a three-way battle with Reform and the .

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

Labour are on 26%, Reform UK on 25%, the on 14% and the Greens on 8%.

Mr Farage’s party has taken votes from all of the main parties, the data suggested, with with 16% of voters who backed the at the ballot last year now saying they’d support Reform.

Party chiefs over the weekend celebrated hitting 180,000 members.

The jubilant Reform leader shared a picture on social media holding a dartboard registering the maximum 180 score.

The milestone came as Reform held its North West England conference in Chester on Saturday.

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf said: “History is being made as the century-long stranglehold the two old parties have had on Britain is finally broken.

“Our membership continues to surge and just this week we have topped a national opinion poll.

“We have all the momentum in British politics and before long we will see as our Prime Minister.”

It comes after Mr Farage’s party overtook the known Conservative membership of 131,680 on Boxing Day.

The architect became embroiled in an extraordinary spat with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch after she accused Reform of faking a live counter on its website.

The Clacton MP has since declared Ms Badenoch’s North West Essex seat a target for his party at the next election and is due to hold a rally there at the end of the month.

Reform’s popularity has been building following Mr Farage’s return to politics ahead of July’s general election.

The insurgent party last week came joint first in an opinion poll for the first time alongside Labour.