Farage’s Reform UK Matches Labour with Union Workers in Poll

According to Breitbart News, a recent survey conducted by JL Partners reveals that both Reform UK and the Labour Party now command 28 per cent support among active union members, marking a stunning reversal of political fortunes.

The findings, reported by The Times of London, show Labour has suffered a catastrophic 20-point collapse in support among union members since Sir Keir Starmer assumed office in 2024. During the same period, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has surged by 12 points, capturing the allegiance of voters once considered Labour’s unshakeable foundation.

The data becomes even more striking when examining individual unions. Reform currently leads Labour among members of two of Britain’s largest trade unions, with 36 per cent of Unite members backing Farage’s party compared to 30 per cent for Labour. Among GMB members, Reform holds a commanding 31 to 22 per cent advantage.

Farage responded to the polling with characteristic directness, stating that Labour is no longer the party of the patriotic working class, as Breitbart News reports. He declared that Reform has now claimed this mantle as the party representing those who work hard but find the system failing them.

The Reform leader also argued that trade union bosses have become increasingly disconnected from their rank-and-file membership. He suggested that the 11 unions officially affiliated with Labour should heed their members’ voices and consider realigning with Reform instead.

These findings follow Reform’s historic performance in last month’s local elections across the United Kingdom, where the party secured 1,450 council seats in England, many seized directly from Labour strongholds.

The disintegration of Labour’s so-called Red Wall began with the 2016 Brexit Referendum. Despite the party’s historically Eurosceptic roots, much of the Labour establishment aligned with David Cameron’s Conservative government and capital interests that favoured unrestricted migrant labour movement from the European continent.

The chasm between London elites controlling the left-wing party and their former heartlands has only widened since. Labour has increasingly focused on urban progressive causes rather than the bread-and-butter economic issues upon which the party was originally built.

While political observers initially dismissed Reform as appealing solely to disaffected Conservative voters, Farage and his team have spent two years aggressively campaigning in traditional Labour territories, courting Brexit-supporting working-class voters who felt politically abandoned by both major parties.

Reform has demonstrated willingness to break from conventional Tory economic orthodoxy. The party has advocated for nationalising key industries such as steel production to protect British jobs from predatory international powers like Communist China. Earlier this month, Reform unveiled a Trump-inspired proposal to eliminate income tax on overtime hours, a direct appeal to working-class voters.

The contest for working-class allegiance will be tested again later this month in a special election in Makerfield. The seat became vacant after Josh Simons resigned to clear the way for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to launch his third leadership bid and potentially replace Prime Minister Starmer following Labour’s disastrous local election results.

Burnham, a Cambridge-educated veteran of previous Labour governments, has attempted to rebrand himself as a working-class champion through a decade serving as Manchester’s mayor. However, the former Westminster insider faces Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s candidate who is a local resident from the constituency, an Army reservist, and proprietor of his own plumbing business.

With information from Breitbart News