Tory defector Mark Reckless is on course to win back his Commons seat for Ukip in the upcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to a new opinion poll.
The survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday has Ukip nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the constituency.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage has shot down proposals for the party to levy a "luxury goods tax" on items such as designer shoes and handbags.
Economic spokesman Patrick O'Flynn put forward the idea of a 25% VAT rate for top-end goods at the Ukip annual party conference in Doncaster.
But Mr Farage has moved to kill off the idea, saying it was no more than a "discussion point" that "isn't going to happen".
"I'm pretty certain that while I'm leader that will not be in our manifesto," he said in an interview with BBC1's The Andrew Marr Show to be broadcast today.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.