Labour tops polls for first time in 16 months after Burnham’s first week as PM

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published July 27, 2026 1:45pm Updated July 27, 2026 1:45pm Andy Burnham has given his party a bounce in the polls (Picture: Toby Melville/Pool Reuters via A) Andy Burnham has kicked off his second week in No 10 (both south and north) by handing the Labour Party a rare opinion poll lead. It marks the first time since March 2025 that Labour has come above Reform UK in a survey by More in Common – which may reassure the party’s MPs that they were right to dump Sir Keir Starmer as leader. According to the poll, carried out between July 24 and 27, Labour has a four-point lead on Reform, bringing an end to 16 months on top for Nigel Farage’s party. More in Common boss Luke Tryl emphasised that this is ‘just one poll’, but added it is ‘clear that momentum i