This could be a fatal issue for Nigel's lot

NIGEL Farage's ascent to the top of the opinion polls has been unstoppable but the NHS issue could turn out to be the one that derails his Reform UK bandwagon.

- BY MARTIN BAGOT HEALTH EDITOR

After the economy (stupid), the NHS is generally accepted as the biggest election issue likely to affect the way people cast their vote.

Privately educated Farage's bluster and soundbites may allow him to sidestep most tricky questions about what a Reform UK government would actually do but on the future of the NHS, voters will want straightforward answers.