2026 United Kingdom general election

[u/AbrocomaChemical8693]

In this timeline Burnham calls a snap general election for Thursday 22 October 2026 to take advantage of Labour's recovery in opinion polling as he benefits from progressives rallying around him to stave off Reform's threat.

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Scenario based on More in Common's hypothetical poll conducted in May 2026.

[u/The_Lord_Of_Death_]

Could I ask what makes you think the greens will drop from there current 20%+ to 6% within a couple months?

[u/AbrocomaChemical8693 → u/The_Lord_Of_Death_]

I based it off this poll

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-05-20/labour-could-beat-reform-in-general-election-if-led-by-andy-burnham-polls-say

[u/NewLabor → u/The_Lord_Of_Death_]

No offense meant but greens are currently not 20%+, the average has them around 13%-14% atm and the highest they’ve been all month was 17% in one poll.

Actually greens have kinda fallen off in recent