New polling shows Reform leader is seen more favourably by public than political rivals.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Image: Getty)
More people are favourable to Nigel Farage than other political leaders, new polling shows.
A monthly survey by Ipsos shows the Reform UK leader is viewed positively by 31% of respondents but negatively by 46%.
It is a five-point boost since January taking his overall net rating to minus 15.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch received a 0.5 point swing to bring her net score to minus 29 as 16% view her favourably and 45% unfavourably.
Sir Keir Starmer’s net popularity has dropped by 3.5 points to minus 35, with 21% positive about the Prime Minister and 55% negative.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has a net score of minus 39, down three, with 14% viewing her favourably and 53% unfavourably.
The remaining two UK politicians included in the survey, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey, registered net favourability scores of minus 30 and minus 12 respectively. This leaves Sir Ed with the highest net rating.
Keiran Pedley, director of UK Politics at Ipsos, said: “This polling shows the relatively competitive position Nigel Farage holds versus other party leaders.
“More Britons are favourable towards Farage than Starmer, Badenoch or Davey.
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“However, these poll findings were taken before Donald Trump’s recent comments about Ukraine, so it remains to be seen whether these – and Nigel Farage’s response – impact the numbers moving forward.”
The Green Party has the best net favourability score of minus 5, followed by the Lib Dems with minus 12 and Reform UK with minus 14.
Labour has a net rating of minus 28, while the Conservatives are on minus 34.
The monthly Ipsos Political Pulse survey interviewed a representative sample of 2,248 adults.
