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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘I’m fairly confident that he’s over’: Readers debate Nigel Farage’s future as his popularity plummets

Nigel Farage’s personal approval rating has collapsed to -32 per cent, according to new polling from More in Common – a ten-point drop in a fortnight and the Reform UK leader’s worst showing in at least two years – as new prime minister Andy Burnham’s own ratings soar to +19 per cent.

The findings, echoed by exclusive Ipsos polling for The Independent, come as Mr Farage fights a Clacton by-election of his own making and faces continued questions over undeclared donations and gifts from his adviser George Cottrell.

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