THERE is now no doubt that Labour is rattled by the rise of Nigel Farage ’s Reform UK. Sir Keir Starmer ’s party has gained a stark and vision of what they will face if the insurgent party ever replaces the Conservatives as the official Opposition.

Reform UK has gone ahead of Labour and the Tories for the first time in a major poll. A survey of Brits’ voting intentions by YouGov, conducted on Sunday and Monday, put the right-wing party on 25%, a point ahead of Labour on 24% and four ahead of the Tories on 21%. The Liberal Democrats have stayed on 14% and the Greens remain on 9%.

MailOnline looks at the rise of Reform UK, as Nigel Farage's party overtakes Labour on top polling for the first time.The YouGov poll shows that if a General Election were held tomorrow, 25 per cent of British voters would choose Reform.