Keir Starmer is facing an unprecedented disaster in Wales as storm clouds gather over his premiership.

A grim poll suggests Labour is in freefall ahead of crucial Senedd elections next May - trailing far behind Reform and Plaid Cymru.

The dire figures raise the prospect that Sir Keir's party will lose the First Minister role in Wales, which it has dominated ever since devolution.

And they will fuel the mounting sense of mutiny within the party's ranks, with MPs telling whips they want a new leader.

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Keir Starmer is facing an unprecedented disaster in Wales as storm clouds gather over his premiership

The YouGov/Barn Cymru research for ITV Wales found Plaid ahead on voting intention for the Senedd with 30 per cent support.

But Nigel Farage's Reform has been staging a surge, with backing up by four points since May to 29 per cent.

Labour meanwhile has dropped another four points from what was an already an historic low, to just 14 per cent.

The Tories have also been enduring a torrid time and were down two points to 11 per cent support.

Under the Senedd's overhauled party list electoral system that could mean Labour dropping from 29 assembly members paltry 11. That is despite the total number of AMs being increased from 60 to 96 in May.

Plaid Cymru would have 38 members only marginally ahead of Reform on 37 - although neither is enough for an overall majority.

Dr Jac Larner, from Cardiff University's Welsh Governance Centre, told ITV Wales: 'Reform UK's growth is built primarily on Conservative defections, with most of their support coming from previous Tory voters, alongside a smaller but notable number of former Labour supporters.

'Labour, meanwhile, is losing voters on multiple fronts - primarily to Plaid and the Greens, but also to a lesser extent to Reform - indicating broader challenges in holding together their traditional coalition.

'While Reform isn't capturing the bulk of Labour's lost support, even these smaller defections are contributing to Labour's decline.'

MPs have been openly warning that Sir Keir will be 'gone' if the local elections in May are as bad as predicted.

His problems look to be snowballing today as the frontrunner for Labour's deputy leadership lashed out at 'mistakes and unforced errors'.

Lucy Powell, who was sacked by the PM in a panicky reshuffle less than a fortnight ago, warned in a brutal interview that the public does not feel the government is 'on their side'.

Lucy Powell, who was sacked by the PM in a panicky reshuffle less than a fortnight ago, warned in a brutal interview that the public does not feel the government is 'on their side'

The former Commons Leader is the favourite to take the key post vacated by Angela Rayner when she quit over her tax affairs.

A poll this week showed Ms Powell streets ahead of Downing Street's de facto candidate, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.

Sir Keir is desperately trying to steady the ship after firing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador over his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.

There are claims that 10 MPs have told party whips they have lost confidence in Sir Keir to lead them - although the scale of unrest suggests the numbers could be much higher.

The PM will be hoping that Donald Trump's state visit starting today can finally distract attention from his woes.

Poll shows Labour in freefall behind Reform in Wales