Is Reform UK Now in Crisis?

Order a copy of Too Long: https://toolong.news/TL009 How did Reform find themselves in a position where their polling is slumping and their councillors are defecting? What does this mean for both Farage and the party? And is the party now in crisis? 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party 📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! SOURCES Polling Party Leader Favourability https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55550-political-favourability-ratings-september-2026 YouGov MRP Poll https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55618-yougov-mrp-shows-labour-would-be-the-largest-party-in-a-hung-parliament-were-an-election-held-tomorrow YouGov Voting Intention yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55596-voting-intention-20-21-september-2026-lab-23-con-21-ref-21-grn-14-ld-12 YouGov Favourability Ratings https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55550-political-favourability-ratings-september-2026 More in Common Voting Intention https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/voting-intention-trackers/ Ipsos Leader Polling https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/burnham-bounce-continues-public-more-favourable-towards-pm-other-leading-uk-politicians Wikipedia Poll of Polls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election#/media/File:Opinion_polling_graph_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election_(post-2024).svg Reform UK Council Seat Losses Reform UK Council Departures https://refukfail.thetyke.com/ Mark Pack Reform UK Councillors Lost Since May https://www.markpack.org.uk/176783/how-many-councillors-has-reform-uk-lost-since-the-may-2026-elections/ Best for Britain Lost Councillors https://bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defections-resignations-tracker/ Open Council Data https://opencouncildata.co.uk/ 0:00 Is Reform UK Now in Crisis? 7:03 Sponsor