{
  "id": 7332713,
  "title": "Record number of Brits have unfavorable view of Nigel Farage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/record-number-of-brits-have-unfavorable-view-of-nigel-farage",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:09:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/record-number-british-have-unfavorable-view-nigel-farage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A record proportion of British voters now view Reform UK leader Nigel Farage unfavorably, according to a YouGov poll. The 69% of Brits holding an unfavorable opinion about Farage is the highest level recorded in the past decade. Only 24% of voters expressed a favorable view of the Reform UK chief, with 57% viewing him very unfavorably, a figure not matched by any other major party leaders. Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham, despite a slight increase in unfavorable views to 39%, still receives 46% favorable opinions. YouGov polled 2,099 adults in Great Britain between September 9 and 10. Reform UK, which made significant gains in recent local elections, is now under parliamentary investigation for an undeclared £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Two of Farage's aides resigned pending an investigation into a donations sting. However, the party recently received a £72 million cash injection, sparking debate over political financing in the UK.",
  "summary": "YouGov's tracker finds 69% of Brits have an unfavorable view of the Reform UK leader — the highest it's ever recorded.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}