Tactical voting could push Reform UK to fourth place, poll finds

A poll of more than 8,000 voters, shared with the Guardian on the eve of Labour's conference in Liverpool, suggests tactical voting could push Reform UK into fourth place and put Labour near a majority. Andy Burnham is drawing left-leaning voters back to Labour to stop Nigel Farage; uniting the centre-left while the right remains split would be the prime minister's strongest strategy.