A new poll by JL Partners indicates that Reform UK, the right-wing party led by Nigel Farage, is poised to deliver a dramatic upset in England's local elections next month, with analysts warning of a potential "major political earthquake" across Britain. The survey suggests Labour could suffer its worst-ever local election result in England, lose its historic stronghold in Wales — where the party has dominated even during its darkest national periods — and be pushed into third place by Reform. As the polling findings circulated, the Labour Party launched a counter-offensive, accusing Reform of being hostile to women's rights on issues ranging from abortion limits to workplace protections, in a bid to frame the upcoming vote around the rival parties' social policy records.