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Reform and Tories insist there is no plan for merger before next election
Both Nigel Farage and Conservative leaders reject claims of a pre-election pact despite Reform UK polling at 26%, surpassing Conservatives and Labour at 19%, a YouGov poll shows.
- Ahead of the next general election, Reform UK and the Conservative Party denied any plans for an agreement or merger, with a Conservative spokesman saying under Kemi Badenoch's leadership no deals will be considered.
- Reform donors told the FT that Nigel Farage expects his party to join or make a deal with the Tories, with one person describing such an agreement as 'inevitable'.
- The Financial Times noted a deal would eliminate the rival right party and boost Reform UK's polls, while prominent ex-Tory figures, including Jonathan Gullis, have defected to Reform UK.
- Opponents argued the backroom plot would alarm voters and show Nigel Farage cannot be trusted, warning Reform and Conservatives would reimpose Tory austerity with cuts to local schools and hospitals, harming families affected by public-service cuts.
- Observers contrasted Reform's push for higher welfare spending and to 'cosy up to Vladimir Putin' with Conservative Party claims about capability, while Nigel Farage warned a 'reverse takeover' could end the Conservatives as a national party after next May.
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Nigel Farage told the party sponsors he is the leader of, the Trumpian Reform Uk, to expect an agreement or a merger of his team with the Conservatives before the next general elections in the United Kingdom scheduled in 2029
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left11Leaning Right3Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
48% Left
L 48%
C 39%
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