Nigel Farage’s influence is shaping political decisions. Keir Starmer’s reversal on winter fuel payments and Robert Jenrick’s focus on fare evasion on social media are both responses to Reform UK’s significant gains in local elections. With Westminster seemingly under his sway, one must wonder if Nigel Farage is the de facto prime minister. In this week’s Free Thinking, City AM’s Opinion and Features Editor Alys Denby talks about the turquoise threat, the housing crisis, and the upcoming spending review with Emma Revell, external affairs director at the Centre for Policy Studies and a City AM columnist.
Free thinking: Is Nigel Farage the real Prime Minister?
With everyone in Westminster dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune, we have to ask: is the Reform UK leader the real prime minister?
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