Political situation in the UK

Union leader: “Labour has abandoned the working class”

Members of British unions are just as likely to support Reform UK as Labour, according to a new survey seen by The Independent.

The ruling Social Democratic Party has historically been by far the largest in the trade union movement, but has lost 20 percentage points since 2024.

“Labour has abandoned the working class, and the working class has abandoned Labour,” says Unite leader Sharon Graham to The Times.

In the new survey, both Labour and Reform UK receive 28 percent of union members’ support.

Farage: Reform is the party of those who work hard

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is pleased after a new opinion poll found that his party is as big as Labour within the British trade union movement.

– Labour is no longer the party of the patriotic working class. That mantle now belongs to Reform, which is the party of those who work hard but are opposed by the system.

Labour has historically been the dominant force within Britain's trade unions. According to the poll, the party has lost 20 percentage points since 2024.