How Reform plunged in the polls – as the Tories draw level

• Reform UK has recorded its lowest YouGov polling score since January 2025, falling to 21 per cent to tie in second place with the Conservatives behind Labour on 23 per cent.
• Party leader Nigel Farage 's personal favourability rating has hit a record low, with 69 per cent of Britons holding an unfavourable view of him.
• The Metropolitan Police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK breached party donation rules regarding illegal foreign funding.
• The donation controversy previously forced the resignations of Nigel Farage's chief of staff Dan Jukes and policy director James Orr.
• Despite recent troubles, Reform UK received £72 million in combined donations from two crypto-billionaires, prompting calls from campaigners for a cap on political gifts.

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