Sunak warns of Labour ‘blank cheque’ as Tories fall

PM says he is still fighting for every vote as Reform UK overtakes Tories in pre-election survey for first time

Labour would be handed a “blank cheque” if current polling were replicated at the election, Rishi Sunak has said after Nigel Farage’s party overtook the Conservatives for the first time.

The prime minister said he was still fighting for every vote after a YouGov poll put the Tories in third place behind Labour and Reform UK, dealing a fresh blow to his struggling campaign.