‘The novelty will wear off’: Labour hopes publicity will be Farage’s downfall

<p>Government still struggling to win the agenda from Reform, leaving planners trusting voters will sour on what they see</p><p>After Nigel Farage dominated the summer headlines with weekly press conferences while his rivals were on their sunloungers and the news agenda was light, Labour strategists swore they would never let it happen again.</p><p>Labour MPs had returned to Westminster after recess, fuming that the government had vacated the public arena and allowed Reform UK to shape the narrative to the extent that the mood hardened against Keir Starmer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/29/the-novelty-will-wear-off-labour-hopes-publicity-will-be-farages-downfall">Continue reading...</a>