From The Independent · · 1m 10s
Farage keeps door open to Tory pact after election
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage refuses to rule out a post-election agreement with the Conservatives, contradicting Kemi Badenoch's explicit rejection.
In brief
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage refuses to rule out a post-election agreement with the Conservatives, contradicting Kemi Badenoch's explicit rejection. Nigel Farage left open the possibility of a post-election pact with the Conservatives, one day after Kemi Badenoch ruled it out. Originally reported by The Independent.
Badenoch rules out Reform pact
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch rejected any post-election agreement with Reform UK at her party conference on Wednesday, saying the Conservatives will not unite with them.
“To those who say 'unite the right', we are not uniting with that.”
Farage leaves door ajar
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said a formal pact before the next general election remains extremely unlikely, but added: After an election, who's to say?
“After an election, who's to say?”
Reform clears itself on donations
An internal investigation concluded Reform UK did not break electoral law after senior figures discussed disguising foreign donations. The proposed five hundred thousand pound donation from a foreign source did not take place.
Farage vows legal action
Nigel Farage confirmed two staff members, Dan Jukes and James Orr, remain suspended pending police inquiry. He said Reform will issue legal proceedings against Verbatim Investigations very shortly.
The takeaway
Nigel Farage left open the possibility of a post-election pact with the Conservatives, one day after Kemi Badenoch ruled it out.
