A third of Reform UK voters think the party would be doing better if it were not led by Nigel Farage, a new poll has found. It come after a dramatic split in Reform UK over the last week, with MP Rupert Lowe being kicked out of the party and reported to the police a day after accusing Farage of acting like “the Messiah”.

Infighting within Reform UK will damage the party’s local election chances if it “drags on”, a polling expert has warned. Lord Hayward said that Nigel Farage should be aiming for 450 councillors in the elections to declare it a good night,