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How the BBC Is Propping Up Nigel Farage

As Reform UK’s chances of winning the next general election drift away, the national broadcaster is riding to their rescue

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Adam Bienkov
Oct 29, 2026
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By any reasonable assessment Reform UK is toast.

According to the most recent polling, Reform is now trailing in a poor third place behind the Conservatives, with Nigel Farage’s own personal ratings also crashing to record lows.

With Farage’s party also losing a string of recent by-elections, it’s no surprise that bookies now give him a vanishingly slim chance of winning the next general election.

Now given this apparent downfall, you might expect the UK’s national broadcaster to reduce, or at the very least significantly alter, their coverage of the party accordingly.

If so, you would be badly mistaken.

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