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The 'Sudden Death' of the Nigel Farage Project

All the signs are pointing towards a precipitous decline for Reform UK, but could Andy Burnham be about to offer them a lifeline?

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Adam Bienkov
Jul 18, 2026
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A new Survation poll out this week put Labour level with Reform for the first time in over 14 months.

It comes as a series of expanding scandals continue to engulf Nigel Farage and as a much more popular Labour Prime Minister prepares to enter Downing Street.

So is this the beginning of the end for the Farageists, or could a decision about to be taken by Andy Burnham mean that Labour somehow clinches defeat from the jaws of victory?

Here’s why the coming days are set to be the most consequential in British politics since the general election.

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