Date: 17 October 2026 Tags: UK Politics, Conservative Party, Reform UK, Opinion Polls Summary: - New Ipsos polling shows 35% of voters view the Conservatives as Labour's main challenger, compared with 32% for Reform UK. - This marks the Conservatives' first lead on this measure since Ipsos began tracking it in May 2025. - Reform UK previously led the Conservatives by 28 percentage points in May and 10 points in August. - Ipsos political director Keiran Pedley attributed the c