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Another critical but overlooked factor in the collapse was the Community Reinvestment Act.

One crucial factor in Badenoch's favour is that, beneath the loud despair, there are still plenty of Conservatives who believe Reform's surge will fizzle out.

The economy is dramatically different than it was in 2018, Villaraigosa said, and working-class Americans are being hammered, which he said was a major factor in recent Democratic losses.

Ramaphosa said as much to Trump on Wednesday - that US investment was needed to help tackle the joblessness that was a key factor in the country's high crime rate.

But ministers have stressed the figures do not factor in the government's plans to spend £1bn on helping the long-term sick and disabled back into work, or its efforts to reduce poverty.