British voters increasingly believe Nigel Farage will become prime minister, according to a new poll. The number who think Reform UK will be the next government has also soared in the wake of the party’s triumph at last week’s local elections.

Local elections in England this week are a key test for Nigel Farage. The hard-right politician who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants to displace the Conservatives as country’s main party on the right,