New Express poll crowns overwhelming winner of explosive ITV General Election debate

Nigel Farage won last night's ITV General Election debate, according to a poll of Express readers.

Three-quarters of respondents said the Reform UK leader performed strongest in the seven-way showdown.

Conservative Penny Mordaunt came second with 11 percent, while six percent opted for Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Lib Dem deputy Daisy Cooper, Green co-leader Carla Denyer and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth were all on around one percent, while four percent said they did not know.

More than 12,000 people took part in our online survey yesterday and today.

It comes as seven senior political party figures met on ITV for a second TV clash last night.

The debate took place on ITV after last week's multi-party battle on BBC.

A bombshell poll by YouGov dropped just before ITV began broadcasting the debate which showed Reform had overtaken the Conservatives for the first time.

Introducing himself, Mr Farage said: "Just before we came on air we overtook the Conservatives in the national opinion polls. We are now the opposition to Labour."

The debate saw the politicians clash over topics including tax and immigration.

Mr Farage told Ms Mordaunt that a vote for the Tories is "actually now a vote for Labour".

But the senior Tory accused the Brexit architect being "a Labour enabler", a suggestion his party could split the right-wing vote.