Nigel Farage’s Reform UK boasts double-digit poll lead as he heads into party conference

NIGEL Farage’s Reform UK boasts a double-digit poll lead as he heads into his party conference in Birmingham tomorrow.

Some 32 per cent of voters back them, ahead of Labour on 22 per cent and the Tories on 18.

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The insurgent party’s poll score, which is three points up on July, is its best yet, say research firm J. L. Partners.

It comes after Mr Farage dominated the political agenda over the summer break by capitalising on the Government’s woes on migration.

He also announced a raft of law and order policies.

Writing in The Sun, pollster James Johnson said Reform’s hardline stance on small boat crossings is the main reason voters are flocking to its banner.

He said: “With record numbers of Channel crossings, and people feeling the effect of hundreds of thousands of migrants on their own lives and communities, patience has snapped.

“Labour seems unable to fix it.

“And, as far as the average voter is concerned, the Conservatives caused it.”

Mr Johnson, who had argued it could take up to three terms for Mr Farage to become PM, now reckons he may get there in 2029.