Nigel Farage Popularity Hits Record Low Amid Donation Scandal
· World · The Independent, BBC News
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has reached a record low in popularity, with 69 per cent of Britons now holding an unfavourable opinion of him. The YouGov poll comes as the party faces a criminal investigation into alleged illegal foreign donations. Two of Farage’s senior aides, including his chief of staff, resigned following allegations that the party arranged illegal funding. Despite these controversies, the party recently received £36 million in donations from two crypto-billionaires. Farage’s net favourability rating has dropped to -45, matching the score held by Sir Keir Starmer shortly before his resignation as prime minister.
Why it matters
The donation scandal and falling popularity ratings threaten the political momentum of Reform UK as it attempts to establish itself as a major force in British politics.
Read the original report — The Independent
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