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Nigel Farage has overtaken Sir Keir Starmer on who would be a better prime minister, new polling shows. The Reform leader is seen as a better candidate for No10 by 33% of respondents, compared to 30% who opted for Sir Keir.

It is the first time Ipsos has recorded Mr Farage as being ahead of the Prime Minister amid speculation he could face a leadership challenge. Mr Farage is up three points from last month, while Sir Keir’s rating was unchanged and 29% said they did not know in the poll of 1,141 people carried out from October 10-13.

The survey of 2,389 people, carried out earlier this week, put Sir Keir’s party on 17%, tied with the Tories.

Reform is 10 points in the lead with 27%, while the Greens are on 16% and the Lib Dems are on 15%.

Mr Farage’s insurgent party, which has five MPs, is consistently leading national opinion polls.