Reform UK can win scores of Labour seats in England and Wales, says study

Analysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer would lose more seats than Tories amid voter discontent with main parties

Labour faces losing scores of seats to Reform UK across England and Wales as a widening section of voters lose faith in the mainstream parties, according to a new analysis seen by the Observer.

With senior figures in the Labour party now privately talking about a change of era" in which more moderate voters are turning to Nigel Farage's party, new research on Reform's influence suggests itwill take far more seats from Labour thanfrom the Conservatives on current trends.