Labour and the Tories are now both less popular than the Greens, according to a stunning new poll.
The Find Out Now survey showed Britain’s two historically main parties were tied on 16 per cent support, while the Greens were backed by 17 per cent of voters.
Meanwhile, Reform UK maintained its large polling lead on 32 per cent support as Britons continue to look beyond traditional political allegiances.
According to the research, the Greens have enjoyed a five percentage point boost in their support since the beginning of this month.
Zack Polanski, a self-described ‘eco-populist’, was elected as the party’s new leader in early September and has since overseen a Greens membership surge.
Across the course of October, both Labour and Reform have dropped three percentage points in Find Out Now polling, while the Tories have risen two points.
The Liberal Democrats have remained steady on 12 per cent support throughout the month.
The surge in support for the Greens is yet another blow for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with Labour now facing a Left-wing challenge from the Greens as well as strong backing for Reform.
The surge in support for the Greens is yet another blow for Sir Keir Starmer, with Labour now facing a Left-wing challenge from the Greens as well as strong backing for Reform
Earlier this week, separate research found Labour had sunk to its lowest-ever poll rating as the Government’s woes continue to mount.
YouGov’s latest voting intention survey showed Labour were supported by just 17 per cent of voters, which was down three percentage points from last week.
This put Sir Keir’s party level with the Tories (17 per cent), just one point ahead of the Greens (16 per cent), and two points ahead of the Lib Dems (15 per cent).
Reform was found to hold a 10-point lead with YouGov with Nigel Farage’s party backed by 27 per cent of voters, up by one percentage point from last week.
Labour’s 17 per cent is the lowest voting intention score that YouGov has ever recorded for the party, while 16 per cent is the highest score the pollster has ever recorded for the Greens.
Meanwhile, an Ipsos survey showed Mr Farage is voters’ preferred choice as prime minister for the first time.
An Ipsos survey found the Reform leader was seen as a better candidate to be in charge of the country by 33 per cent of voters.
This compared to 30 per cent who preferred Sir Keir to be in Downing Street, according to the pollster’s monthly tracker of political preferences.
As recently as July, the Prime Minister led Mr Farage by eight percentage points in the Ipsos monthly poll.
There was further woe for Sir Keir as the latest survey also showed Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is favoured as a better premier.
Mr Burnham recently sparked feverish speculation he was plotting a leadership challenge against Sir Keir following a series of outspoken media interviews.
But, during Labour’s conference in Liverpool last month, Mr Burnham was left humiliated after he beat a retreat and offered his public backing to Sir Keir.
The grim polling for Labour and the PM comes after they last week suffered a humiliating loss in a Welsh Parliament by-election in Caerphilly.
Labour had held the seat since the Senedd was established in 1999, but came third in last week’s vote behind Plaid Cymru and second-placed Reform.
