内容摘要："We never think about it like that,' insisted lead guitarist Ben Matthias, as they cooled down after the largest gig they have ever played.

"We never think about it like that,' insisted lead guitarist Ben Matthias, as they cooled down after the largest gig they have ever played.

"We are listening. Listening is not the same things as bending the knee entirely to a petition."We will listen to a petition, it doesn't mean we have to come to the same conclusion as a petition.

"Leatherhead has suffered from a chronic lack of investment for decades it's not the time to start throwing out multi-million investment and investment opportunities without fully assessing their potential benefits."Eurostar has said it will not reinstate stopping services at Kent stations until at least 2026.Rail services linking the UK to Europe have not stopped at purpose-built stations at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March 2020.

A Eurostar spokesperson, who said the service would not resume in Kent in 2024 or 2025, added: "There is no short-term prospect of re-opening."Steve Sitton, who owns the Coachworks event space in Ashford, said: "A lot of businesses chose to be here because of the Eurostar services. A lot of people moved here because of the Eurostar services."

Eurostar plans to meet with local businesses to hear their concerns.

It said it will also continue to work "closely and openly" with local councils on the future of the Kent stations.And some opinion polls suggest Reform's march upwards in popularity may be easing.

Now this humdinger of a row with Rupert Lowe.Nigel Farage's parties have bounced back from spats like this one before.

The question this time is whether these are growing pains of a rapidly expanding and professionalising outfit or something more chronically limiting.To Nigel Farage's admirers, he is one of the politicians of his generation without which Reform and its predecessors would be nothing.