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Around 41 per cent of Conservative respondents were found to hold favourable views about the populist party, with 47 per cent not holding favourable views.

Despite the far from complimentary language about Reform UK, the poll suggested Farage continues to pose a major threat to the Tories.

The poll comes after veteran Tory Sir John Redwood outlined a five-point plan to restore the Conservative Party and make Reform UK “unnecessary”.

In a piece for Conservative Home, the former MP for Wokingham and former Secretary of State for Wales suggested the next leader should not be part of the last failed Government, should do better at exposing Labour errors, should oppose from a principled position, and better utilise what talent remains in the party.

However, he also suggested that the next leader “not attack Reform or try to slag off Nigel Farage”.

Hitting back at the piece, Reform UK MP, Rupert Lowe, told GB News: “Given the only way that Tory leadership candidates can get any media at all is by attacking Reform and Farage, Sir John's comments are blowing in the wind.

“Reform UK is increasingly being seen as the legitimate voice of conservative thinking in the UK, and by showing our professional growth and acting as the only real opposition to this Government, our appeal will only grow as the Tories will only shrivel. Sir John is decent, but he is only one voice in the Tory wilderness.”

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