Nigel Farage has hailed a new poll putting Reform UK 13 points ahead of Labour. The Find Out Now survey gave the insurgent party 33% of the vote share, up four points from the week before. Sir Keir Starmer's party is down one on 20%,

Nigel Farage ’s Reform UK has surged to a record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit a six-year low. The latest YouGov voting intention survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week.

Reform UK will choose the new leader of Kent County Council (KCC) this evening. All 57 of the party’s new intake are believed to be meeting at County Hall in Maidstone at 6.30pm. Reform UK stormed to victory last Thursday at the polls,