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Labour heads to conference with poll lead over Reform

Original: labour party conference 2026

Labour enters its 2026 party conference with momentum, as new polling shows the party four points ahead of Reform UK. Commentators are calling the surge the 'Burnham bounce', linking it to Andy Burnham's growing profile within the party. The jump gives Keir Starmer a more positive backdrop heading into the conference season in Liverpool.

Why now: Labour's unexpected poll surge ahead of its annual conference has made the party's fortunes a hot topic.

Labour PartyReform UKAndy BurnhamKeir Starmer

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Evidence

• 'Broken social care will in the end break the NHS,' says Burnham · BBC
• Labour Conference live: Andy Burnham hints at new tax raid to fund social care · The Telegraph
• Burnham commits to social care reform even if it means unpopular tax hikes · Edp24
• Labour ahead of Reform in polls after bounce in popularity since Andy Burnham became leader · Manchester Evening News
• Labour's 'Burnham bounce' continues as the party are now four points ahead of Reform ahead of conference · LBC

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