News Summary

• A 2027 election is now all but guaranteed, writes Dan Hodges.
• One of the reasons is that Nigel Farage’s Clacton gamble failed.
• Almost a third of voters were prepared to back a man dressed as a bin in order to register their disapproval of Reform and its leader.
• The expectation amongst all the major parties is that, at some point over the next six months, the Conservatives will overtake Reform in the polls.
• The prospect of a Reform government will rapidly recede.