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Has Nigel Farage and the Reform Party successfully dominated the summer?

Has Nigel Farage and the Reform Party successfully dominated the summer?

The News Meeting • S1, Episode 256

Has Nigel Farage and the Reform Party successfully dominated the summer?

As the UK Parliament takes its summer break, has Reform seized the media spotlight and emerged as a viable third-party contender? What are the risks of uploading ID to age-restricted websites under the Online Safety Act? Will Trump impose his peace deal deadline on Russia if Putin refuses negotiations? Rebecca Moore is joined by The New Statesman’s Associate Political Editor, Rachel Cunliffe. Plus the Observer’s Poppy Bullard and Patricia Clarke, as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.

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