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The Badenoch Bounce goes on! Second poll puts resurgent Tories ahead of Reform and Kemi's personal brand hits new high

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Wilcock, D. (2026, October 14). The Badenoch Bounce goes on! Second poll puts resurgent Tories ahead of Reform and Kemi's personal brand hits new high. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16207999/Badenoch-Bounce-poll-Tories-ahead-Reform.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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As of October 14, 2026, Kemi Badenoch has secured a significant boost for the Conservative Party following her speech at the Tory conference in Birmingham. Recent polls from YouGov and More in Common show the Conservatives moving ahead of Nigel Farage's Reform party to secure second place, with support increasing by three points each week. The latest survey places the Conservatives at 24% compared to Labour's 24%, while Reform stands at 21%. Badenoch's pledge to slash inheritance tax and her overall messaging have improved her personal approval ratings among Conservative voters, rising to +62. These shifts suggest a potential narrowing of the gap between the Conservatives and Labour, potentially impacting discussions around the likelihood of an early general election.

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The Tories leapfrogged Reform in a new poll today, the second this week to suggest Kemi Badenoch is getting a post-conference bounce after setting out major tax-cutting plans. asserted

Badenoch → leapfrog → plans

The Conservatives were on 24 per cent with More in Common today, three points ahead of Nigel Farage's party and closing the gap on Labour. And the poll also showed Mrs Badenoch's personal appeal has grown after she set out her pitch to take on Andy Burnham's leftward-moving government. asserted

she → close → government

She used the annual conference in Birmingham to make the Tory case for tax cuts and also turned her guns on Reform and the chances of them forming a Right-wing coalition government. asserted

them → use → government

Today's poll followed one by YouGov yesterday that similarly showed the Tories moving into second place. asserted

Tories → follow → place

The poll also showed Mrs Badenoch's personal appeal has grown after she set out her pitch to take on Andy Burnham's leftward-moving government More asserted

she → show → government

in Common's director Luke Tryl said: 'The ''Badenoch Bounce'' has two sources. asserted

Bounce → say → sources

'Her approvals on the right have risen, rising from last year's budget and hitting +62 with 2024 Conservative voters and +18 with Reform. ' asserted

approvals → rise → Reform

After the YouGov poll was released, Mrs Badenoch said the bump was 'just the beginning' and the public was warming to 'common sense plans'. asserted

public → release → plans

She used her big speech last week to make a bold move on inheritance tax, pledging to exempt family homes altogether and give couples a £1million allowance. asserted

She → use → allowance

An Opinium poll at the weekend also suggested the Tories had scored a bounce, in a relief for strategists who had feared the leader's improved personal ratings were not feeding through to a wider boost. But the latest survey could cool fevered rumours at Westminster about the prospect of a snap General Election. uncertain

survey → suggest → Election

Mr Burnham has denied he is considering an early ballot but Mrs Badenoch's aides were on alert during Labour conference in case he did trigger a contest. asserted

he → deny → contest

The Tories have been holding election meetings since July, with a draft manifesto and campaign 'grid' in place detailing the seats Mrs Badenoch will visit and public appearances she will make. asserted

she → hold → seats

However, the split of support detected by the polls would almost certainly produce a hung Parliament, with the shape of any Government incredibly hard to predict. asserted

shape → detect → Government

The Badenoch Bounce goes on! Second poll puts resurgent Tories ahead of Reform and Kemi's personal brand hits new high

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