A poll shows the Conservatives have pushed Reform UK into third place for the first time since January last year.
The latest More in Common survey found that 26 percent of voters planned to vote in favor Workone point lower, a sign that the so-called ‘Burnham bounce’ is already stagnating.
Kemi Badenoch‘S Conservative party is in second place with 23 percent, an increase of one point.
Reform Britain stands at 22 percent, down one point, the lowest level of support in 18 months.
The Lib Dems, meanwhile, are at just 11 percent, followed closely by the Democrats Green Party at 9 percent.
More in Common found Restore Britain, Reform UK’s tough competitor, founded by MP Rupert Lowe, at 4 percent.
The polling firm’s UK director, Luke Tryl, shared their findings and cautioned the surprising news by warning that “these are clearly changes in the margin of error, and we should expect things to fluctuate throughout the conference season.”
He added: ‘But this is the Conservatives’ highest vote share since January this year, and the lowest among the reforms in 18 months.’
More in Common finds that the Tories have now overtaken Reform UK, pushing Nigel Farage’s party into third place
According to the surprising findings of today’s poll, Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives are on the rise
Nigel Farage’s return to parliament after his by-election victory was clouded today as Reform was pushed into third place
Meanwhile, Labor was down a point, suggesting the ‘Burnham bounce’ is already subsiding
Mr Tryl added that the pollster won’t be calling for reinstatement for two weeks, which will impact vote share. ‘Ask’ means that Recovery is included as a named option for those who answer the survey, rather than relying on manual submission by the individual.
Responding to the poll, a key Tory source told the Mail: ‘There is still a long way to go, but it is now clear that reforms are going backwards.
‘A pointless by-election versus a trash bin, chronic infighting and still no answers on the £5m personal donation; Farage is floundering and his party has now fallen to third place in the polls.
‘It is certainly only a matter of time before Farage decides to throw in the towel.’
There was more good news for Kemi Badenoch as More in Common discovered she is again receiving net positive approval ratings for her leadership of the Conservative Party.
Ms Badenoch was up one point to +1, but behind Mr Burnham’s 13 points.
Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, was at -5, ahead of Rupert Lowe at -12.
However, Nigel Farage is well behind at -27, just one point more popular than Green Party leader Zack Polanski.
Responding to the poll, the Conservatives said: ‘Under the leadership of Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party is coming back.
“We are leading the way in holding Labor to account and setting out serious plans for the government.
‘We are the only party that can get Britain working again.’
It comes after Ms Badenoch yesterday carried out a major reshuffle of her front bench as she prepared to get her party election-ready.
Mrs Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Sir Mel Stride, and replaced him with the energetic Andrew Griffith.
Tom Tugendhat was appointed shadow foreign secretary, replacing Dame Priti Patel.
And rising star Katie Lam was handed the crucial housing and local government portfolio, a major promotion for one of the party’s fastest rising stars.
A Conservative MP told the Daily Mail: ‘Now it’s time to move to the next phase of what a future Conservative government would look like.
“Our new team will give us the energy we need to fight the general election.”
