NIGEL FARAGE SURGES AHEAD OF RISHI SUNAK IN LATEST POLLS- Farage is seen as more reliable 

Nigel Farage is significantly more popular than Rishi Sunak among people who voted Conservative in 2019, a revealing new survey has suggested.

And Pollster James Johnson believes the Reform UK leader’s surging popularity results from him being seen as more reliable – and suggested Mr Sunak is paying a heavy price for his decision not to attend a D-Day commemoration event in Normandy last week.

The research, published by JLPartners, indicates Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour currently holds a 17-point lead over the Tories, with Mr Farage’s party at 15 percent.

Significantly, Mr Farage is markedly more popular than Mr Sunak among those who backed then-PM Boris Johnson five years ago, enjoying a favorability rating of +15. By comparison, Mr Sunak is at +8.

Worryingly for the PM, his numbers have slipped by eight points compared with a similar JLPartners poll a week earlier, before the D-Day saga. Mr Farage’s popularity has increased by two points during that time.