Labour tops polls for first time in 16 months after Burnham’s first week as PM

Andy Burnham has given his party a bounce in the polls (Picture: Toby Melville/Pool Reuters via A)

Andy Burnham has kicked off his second week in No 10 (both south and north) by handing the Labour Party a rare opinion poll lead.

It marks the first time since March 2025 that Labour has come above Reform UK in a survey by More in Common – which may reassure the party’s MPs that they were right to dump Sir Keir Starmer as leader.

According to the poll, carried out between July 24 and 27, Labour has a four-point lead on Reform, bringing an end to 16 months on top ...