Labour and Reform locked in double by-election battle as voters go to the polls

Labour and Reform locked in double by-election battle as voters go to the polls  GB News

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 11, 2026 12:03pm Updated August 11, 2026 12:03pm The news has landed just two days before Nigel Farage’s big summer by-election (Picture: Alamy Live News.) More bad polling news has landed for Reform, as the single pollster that put them in the lead over Labour la

The latest survey is the fifth national poll Labour has topped since Andy Burnham entered Downing Street, ending the run that saw Nigel Farage’s party lead in the polls for more than a year

The Labour Party of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved ahead of Reform UK, the right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, in a voting intention survey by YouGov published on Tuesday by The Times. It is the first time this has happened in that pollster's series since Reform took the lead in early 2025.

Labour overtakes Reform in poll as wavering voters return  The Times