The week ends as it began, with Keir Starmer outlining plans to curb child poverty, news that Rachel Reeves won’t face a formal investigation into whether she misled the markets over her Budget, ministers growing bolder about opposing Brexit and questions about the future of the war in Ukraine. For me the most interesting question of the week is whether we can credibly ask for the first time: has Reform peaked?

Public anger at both Labour and the Tories remains palpable and Farage remains overwhelmingly the greatest beneficiary of the protest vote

I interviewed Nigel Farage earlier this week for the Christmas double issue of the magazine so keep your eyes peeled for that. Reform’s leader knows that if he is to win the next election it will be a rollercoaster ride. But polls published ear

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