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19:16Now PlayingNigel Farage’s Reform Party are still sitting pretty in the top spot, with Zack Polanski’s insurgent Greens chasing Labour’s tail.
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A flurry of polling over the Christmas period has indicated that the Conservative Party has marginally overtaken Labour and now sit in second place.
With the elections in May looming large over the political landscape post-Christmas, this is the last thing Labour need.
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Ben Walker ton discuss.
📚 READ: It's official: Labour is in third place - Ben Walker
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