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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David Maddox

Curtice warns that YouGov poll putting Reform ahead proves ‘things are going backwards’ for Tories

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The YouGov poll putting Reform ahead of the Tories for the first time has divided two of Britain’s leading polling experts over the real state of support for Nigel Farage’s party.

Professor Sir John Curtice suggested on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning that while Reform’s average rating of 16 percent in the polls “may be slightly on the high side” he believes it is around 15 percent.

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