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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK obtained one other big enhance tonight as a bombshell ballot revealed they’re only one level behind Labour.

The information, collected by YouGov for Sky News, revealed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer might be locked in a three-way battle with Reform and the Conservatives.

It additionally confirmed the Tories have been pushed into third place, two months after Kemi Badenoch was elected chief.

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

Mr Farage’s get together has taken votes from the entire foremost events, the info advised, with with 16% of voters who backed the Tories on the poll final yr now saying they’d assist Reform.

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

The jubilant Reform chief shared an image on social media holding a dartboard registering the utmost 180 rating.

The milestone got here as Reform held its North West England convention in Chester on Saturday.

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf mentioned: “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 Nigel Farage as our Prime Minister.”

It comes after Mr Farage’s get together overtook the identified Conservative membership of 131,680 on Boxing Day.

The Brexit architect grew to become embroiled in a rare spat with Tory chief Kemi Badenoch after she accused Reform of faking a reside counter on its web site.

The Clacton MP has since declared Ms Badenoch’s North West Essex seat a goal for his get together on the subsequent election and is because of maintain a rally there on the finish of the month.

Reform’s reputation has been constructing following Mr Farage’s return to politics forward of July’s normal election.

The rebel get together final week got here joint first in an opinion ballot for the primary time alongside Labour.