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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Why election wins by Nigel Farage's Reform UK could herald seismic shift in who governs Britain

Don’t underestimate the potential impact of the political surge by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.

From a London-centric perspective, it would be easy to dismiss it as a short-term backlash against a Labour government which has plummeted in popularity, after having to make some difficult decisions and committing some blunders, and a Tory party in disarray after a historic general election defeat last year.

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