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Nigel Farage has been crowned the most influential figure on the right, beating the prime minister to top spot.

The Ukip leader’s meteoric ascent, bolstered by triumph in the European elections in May and the defection of two Tory MPs to his party, marks the arrival of Ukip into the mainstream.

Ukip has chalked up a record eight entries in this year’s list of the top 100 figures on the right. They include the former Tory MP Douglas Carswell (33), the MEP and Ukip’s policy chief Tim Aker (51), the self-made millionaire and Ukip donor Paul Sykes (54) and the party’s deputy leader Paul Nuttall (64).

The list is compiled by an anonymous panel of six