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Weekly report · 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Budget week: Labour hands over to Burnham, Reform adds the HMRC petition

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Scoreboard

Who ran what this week

PartyAds running this weekTop ad reach (lifetime)Top ad spend (lifetime)Video share, top adsMain theme
Reform UK~130>1M£3.5K-£4K0% videoEnergy bills, tax pledge, HMRC powers, Burnham and the EU
Labour Party~37——10% videoBudget sign-ups, then Burnham's "new path"
Conservative and Unionist Party~16250K-300K£900-£99920% videoDefence spending and welfare; Budget response; polling day
Scottish National Party~10900K-1M£1.5K-£2K33% videoIndependence through energy wealth
Liberal Democrats0————
Green Party of England and Wales0————
Plaid Cymru0————
Reform UK

Energy bills, tax pledge, HMRC powers, Burnham and the EU

Ads this week~130
Top reach>1M
Top spend£3.5K-£4K
Video or graphic, top 10 ads0 video · 10 graphic
Reform UK adGraphic
Britain needs cheaper energy now. Reform will take £250 off average household energy bills within its first 100 days of government.
Ran
2 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£3.5K-£4K
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Reform UK adGraphic
⚠️ Labour's latest measure will allow HMRC to take money directly from your bank account. Sign our petition to oppose these dystopian powers.
Ran
30 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 2026
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Reform UK adGraphic
Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.
Ran
15 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
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Reform UK adGraphic
Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.
Ran
15 Sep 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
Reach
>1M
Spend
£3K-£3.5K
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  • “Burnham is considering going "all the way" and rejoining the EU. If you disagree, sign this petition.”
  • “Why are you forced to pay for something you don't use? Sign our petition to scrap the BBC licence fee.”
  • “Reform thinks you should keep more of what you earn. The Uniparty doesn't. This is our pledge to you.”
  • “Britain needs cheaper energy now. Reform will take £250 off average household energy bills within its first 10…”
Method

Long-running pledge ads (the £250 energy cut, the "Uniparty" personal-allowance card) carried most of the reach, each past a million impressions. New petitions on HMRC bank-account powers, rejoining the EU and the BBC licence fee were added around the Budget, so the page mixes persuasion with list-building.

Labour Party

Budget sign-ups, then Burnham's "new path"

Ads this week~37
Top reach—
Top spend—
Video or graphic, top 10 ads1 video · 9 graphic
The Labour Party adGraphic
More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.
Ran
29 Oct 2026 - 3 Nov 2026
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The Labour Party adGraphic
Labour will deliver the Budget on 28 October. Sign up to be the first to hear what we announce.
Ran
22 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
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The Labour Party adGraphic
John Healey will deliver the Budget on 28 October. Sign up to be the first to hear what he announces.
Ran
22 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2026
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The Labour Party adGraphic
More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.
Ran
26 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2026
Reach
90K-100K
Spend
£600-£699
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  • “More of the same won’t deliver the change Britain needs. Andy Burnham has set out a new path for our country.”
  • “John Healey will deliver the Budget on 28 October. Sign up to be the first to hear what he announces.”
  • “This Labour government will build a National Care Service.”
  • “Back Labour's plan to lower energy bills.”
Method

The week shows a handover. Sign-up ads built around the 28 October Budget ran until the 27th, then the leader-led "new path" creative and a National Care Service video took over. Spend stayed modest, with the top ad at £600–£699.

Conservative and Unionist Party

Defence spending and welfare; Budget response; polling day

Ads this week~16
Top reach250K-300K
Top spend£900-£999
Video or graphic, top 10 ads2 video · 8 graphic
Conservatives adVideo
Kemi sets the record straight. Only the Conservatives have a plan to fund our armed forces and increase defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030.
Ran
28 Oct 2026 - 2 Nov 2026
Reach
250K-300K
Spend
£900-£999
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Conservatives adGraphic
Sign the petition & Back Kemi's Plan - Cut benefits, fund Britain's defence FB.ME
Ran
from 28 Oct 2026
Reach
125K-150K
Spend
£1K-£1.5K
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Conservatives adGraphic
Sign the petition - Cut welfare, fund britain's defence FB.ME
Ran
from 28 Oct 2026
Reach
100K-125K
Spend
£700-£799
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Conservatives adVideo
Labour’s new chancellor thinks Rachel Reeves did a good job. What do you think?
Ran
29 Oct 2026 - 2 Nov 2026
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  • “Back Kemi's Plan - Scrap Inheritance Tax on your family home”
  • “🗳️ Polls are open! 🌳 Vote Conservative today.”
  • “Labour don’t want you to share this.”
  • “Labour talk about giving people "breathing space”. The truth is they are the ones choking the economy.”
Method

Three jobs at once: a Badenoch defence video (250K–300K impressions) rebutting the Budget, the welfare-for-defence petition collecting sign-ups, and short "Polls are open" ads timed for Thursday's council by-elections. Post-Budget attack lines ("Labour's new chancellor thinks Rachel Reeves did a good job") started on the 29th.

Scottish National Party

Independence through energy wealth

Ads this week~10
Top reach900K-1M
Top spend£1.5K-£2K
Video or graphic, top 6 ads2 video · 4 graphic
Scottish National Party (SNP) adVideo
Join the leaders of Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland in backing Scotland's right to decide over independence. ✍️ Sign the declaration at www.yes.scot/decide HTTPS://WWW.YES.SCOT/DECIDE
Ran
from 28 Sep 2026
Reach
900K-1M
Spend
£1.5K-£2K
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adGraphic
Scotland is energy rich, yet we pay some of the highest energy bills in Europe. It’s time for a fresh start with lower energy bills. It’s time for independence.
Ran
from 30 Oct 2026
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adGraphic
Norway’s wealth fund helps to pay for public services. Meanwhile, Westminster squandered Scotland’s energy wealth. But there’s still time, back independence for Scotland. www.choose.scot
Ran
from 31 Oct 2026
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Scottish National Party (SNP) adGraphic
Scotland’s energy should work for its people, yet we’re paying the price for Westminster control. With independence we can lower energy bills. Pledge your support at www.choose.scot.
Ran
30 Oct 2026 - 3 Nov 2026
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  • “Scotland is rich in energy, but who gets the benefit? Scotland's energy wealth should work for Scotland's peop…”
  • “In 1974, the Westminster government buried a report revealing Scotland’s true wealth. Scotland is energy rich,…”
Method

Alongside the long-running "right to decide" declaration video, a new set of choose.scot ads from 30 October frames independence as the route to lower energy bills, using the Norway wealth-fund comparison and the 1974 McCrone report.

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What changed

What this week tells us

  • Labour moved from Budget sign-ups to leader-led list-building in the same week.
  • Reform's HMRC petition started on 30 October. By the following week it had become the page's biggest spend.
  • The Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid ran no national Meta ads.