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Labour has moved ahead of Reform UK in the latest YouGov voting intention poll for The Times, with the governing party on 24%, Reform on 22% and the Conservatives on 21%. The result leaves the three largest parties separated by only three percentage points and marks a further improvement for Labour since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister in July.
The poll suggests Labour is recovering support among people who backed the party at the 2024 general election. The proportion of Labour’s 2024 voters saying they would now vote for the party again has risen from 49% in June to 60%, while Labour support among 18 to 24-year-olds has increased from 14% to 25%. Reform has meanwhile fallen to its lowest level in YouGov’s tracker since March 2025.
The Conservatives remain close behind both parties, underlining how fragmented voting intention remains. YouGov’s figures put all three leading parties within the normal margin of error of one another, meaning the poll does not establish a decisive national lead. The Greens and Liberal Democrats each fell by one point in the latest survey, while the broader trend shows Labour regaining ground after the leadership change.