Anti-Reform UK tactical voting could stop Nigel Farage’s party from winning the next general election, The i Paper has been told.
The Makerfield by-election results – which saw Labour’s Andy Burnham beat Reform by over 9,000 votes – spells big trouble for Reform, say pollsters and political experts.
The Green Party and Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in the northwest seat, as left-leaning voters swung in behind Burnham to hold back Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon.
While Burnham won a commanding 55 per cent share of the vote, the Green candidate took only 0.7 per cent (308 votes) and the Lib Dem only 0.4 per cent (163 votes).
Some MPs and campaigners believe that co-operation between the three, left-leaning “progressive” parties at the next election could thwart Farage’s dream of reaching No 10.
