Nigel Farage has told GB News his supporters would be “revolted” if he agreed that the Tories and Reform should not compete at the next general election.
Shadow Justice Minister Robert Jenrick, who was pipped by Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest last year, has suggested the two right-wing factions should work together to bring about an end to Labour’s premiership.
Speaking to GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope, Farage reaffirmed his lack of faith in the Conservative Party.
“If I agree with him, I think my supporters would be revolted”, Farage said on the People’s Channel.
Nigel Farage spoke out on the possibility of a Reform-Tory pact
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“We had 14 years of the Conservative Party and tax is at its highest since 1947. The state is growing, the Civil Service is growing, mass immigration is at levels even Tony Blair couldn’t have dreamt of.
“They let people down by every single measure. When it comes to Brexit, everything from fishing to financial services feels like they didn’t get anything like they expected.”
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Chopper put it to Farage that the Tories were scuppered in many senses as their tenure was affected by the global Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war.
He said Brexit was also “not their policy” and departing the European Union was another hitch in the road for the party that had 14 years in power.
“They didn’t believe in it [Brexit]”, Farage responded.
“They used it in 2019 as a political opportunity. They didn’t believe in it.”
Nigel Farage joined Christopher Hope on GB News
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Asked if he was willing to “sacrifice” Reform independence to “keep Labour out”, he said: “As I predicted in the early hours of the 5th July in Clacton, I said we’ve dealt with the Conservative Party.
“We’re now coming for Labour. Those Labour voters, some of whom did vote Conservative in 2019, can never do so again.”
Asked to issue a definitive response on whether he would consider a deal with Jenrick or the Tories, Farage said: “I would only do a deal with people who I could trust. I don’t trust them.”
A new YouGov poll will give Farage cause for optimism in his Downing Street endeavour.
Kemi Badenoch was grilled on the possibility of a Reform pact at PMQs
Parliament TVThe survey of 2012 UK adults found 25 per cent would back Reform UK, putting them ahead of Labour at 23 per cent and the Conservatives at 20 per cent.
This represents a two-point increase for Reform UK compared to the previous poll.
The seat projection from the poll using Electoral Calculus's tool predicts Reform would win 254 seats, with Labour taking 183 and the Tories 75.
The LibDems would secure 71 seats, the Greens four, and the SNP 35.
This would leave Reform as the largest party but 72 seats short of a majority.
A potential deal with the Conservatives could put the hard-right Reform UK into government.
Nige Farage has expressed confidence about Reform UK's prospects in the upcoming May 1 local elections in Buckinghamshire.
Speaking at the Bell Hotel in Winslow, Farage claimed his party could win "a lot of seats" in what he described as "the Conservatives' safest county in the entire country".
The Reform leader stated his party would only enter coalition deals with the Tories if they "exacted a heavy price" and "it suits us".
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