Reform UK's Kruger says party is losing support to Labour
Danny Kruger has said Reform UK has been losing support to Labour after what he called a very difficult year. He made the remarks on Sky News on Sunday morning, 15 November 2026. Kruger, who has been tasked with preparing Reform UK for government, made the comments just over 12 months after he defected from the Conservatives to the party.
Kruger attributed the shift to Labour's change of leader. He said Labour had replaced a deeply unpopular leader with a new one he described as "more plausible", and that this had united the left and increased Labour's vote. He identified Andy Burnham as that leader, and said his arrival had squeezed Reform UK.
Recent polling points in the same direction. More in Common polling in early November put the Conservatives on 25%, which the Guardian reports is the first time in 18 months they have exceeded their vote share at their record election defeat. A separate poll by Lord Ashcroft put Labour on 31%, the Conservatives on 26% and Reform UK on 18%.
Burnham has told Labour to "rearm" to fight the Conservatives at the next election, as signs emerged that the Conservatives were overtaking Reform UK in the polls. On the same Sky News programme, Tim Montgomerie said he no longer believed Reform UK could emerge as the largest party at the next general election.
Reform UK is also preparing for a report from the standards commissioner. The report concerns Nigel Farage's failure to declare a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Separately, the party's general secretary left the role in the week before 15 November amid turmoil over vetting failures.
