Nigel Farage hints at a potential comeback in politics, expressing interest in reversing the Tories' fortunes akin to Canada's Reform party. Reform party's rising popularity, hitting a record high of 16% in polls, poses a significant challenge to Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives. Farage's vision includes a focus on the North and Midlands, where Reform is gaining traction among working-class voters. The Tories face pressure to address Reform's threat, with suggestions of offering Farage a diplomatic role to deter his electoral campaign.
‘I called Nigel Farage today and asked him. Here is his direct quote…’ @PatrickChristys shares Nigel Farage’s response to rumours Rishi Sunak hopes to win over voters by making him envoy to America. 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/3kN0jtj0UO
Downing Street ruled out any pre-election pact with Nigel Farage, saying ‘we don’t do deals’. Lmaoooooooooooo. Why on earth would Reform want to make a deal with Sunak's Conservative Party when they're about to out poll them for the first time? What planet are the MSM on?!
'Dreadful news for Rishi Sunak. Reform will likely stop the Tories getting a whole load of seats. This could be an existential crisis for the Conservative party.' @Forster_K reacts to the latest polling which shows Reform UK leads the Tories amongst working class voters. https://t.co/s45AbGjTOk
‘Reform UK beating Tories among working-class voters, poll shows’ Read more now ➡️ https://t.co/ScdqvS25Cy https://t.co/kZBneeCWZQ
EXCLUSIVE: Rishi Sunak is less popular than Nigel Farage among Tory voters, damning polling shows - by @soph_husk https://t.co/3QtoHxEjFk
Conservatives rule out pre-election pact with Nigel Farage https://t.co/a5pYZH50gz
UPDATE 2: The Tories have now ruled out election deal with Nigel Farage, despite pressure from MPs "We don't do deals." https://t.co/dIjE7gIUmD
UPDATE: Conservatives refuse to rule out an election deal with Nigel Farage after being challenged by Labour https://t.co/dIjE7gIUmD
Rishi Sunak has been urged by Labour to publicly rule out a deal with Nigel Farage amid Conservative calls to secure an agreement that he will not stand for Reform UK at the election @singharj and @RichardVaughan1 https://t.co/hzUTgVrL4Y
The latest crazy Tory idea is buy Farage off by making him 🇬🇧 ambassador to 🇺🇸. a) Biden is president b) Farage doesn’t strike me as a diplomat and c) abandoning the nation interest to sort a party problem is a sure sign you’ve lost the plot.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Rule Out 'Dangerous And Desperate Deal' With Nigel Farage https://t.co/1hRwO9YNRg
🗳️Rule out election deal with Nigel Farage, Labour tells Rishi Sunak https://t.co/dIjE7gIUmD
New: Labour are calling on Downing Street to rule out a mooted deal with Nigel Farage in which he would be made ambassador to Washington in exchange for him not standing for Reform in the election, saying this "could threaten international unity against Russian aggression".
"Reform party is now ahead of Tories among the working-class and northerners" (The Times). If you belong to the Substack (https://t.co/liUeIhMiRY) you already knew this --and where Reform will do best at 2024 GE https://t.co/ADIm6HRXer
According to a YouGov poll, Reform UK has reached a record high in popularity, falling only 5% behind the Tories. Former Brexit Party MEP Rupert Lowe: “This is Middle England saying it’s had enough!” @JakeBerry https://t.co/tdPoIvZyZZ
MOST READ this week: What if @Nigel_Farage stands? The rise of Reform, the Tories, and the realignment of the Right https://t.co/YuCB28cxic
Fretting Tory MPs urge Rishi Sunak to give Nigel Farage a job as Britain's ambassador to the US to stop him spearheading Reform UK's election campaign - as insurgent party now lead the Conservatives among working-class voters https://t.co/bz78s6sGPd https://t.co/rbpQo4GW20
Tory chairman refuses to rule out making Nigel Farage the UK ambassador to Washington to stop him campaigning for Reform at the election. But a Reform spokesman says: "What they are suggesting is a political bribe." Story 👇 https://t.co/2wwJ8TGfWO
The Conservatives are being overtaken by Reform UK among working-class voters, as Nigel Farage says he sees a “historic opportunity” to replace the Tories that may tempt him back to frontline politics ⬇️ https://t.co/YyDEDvB479
"Do you think it will be a good idea for the PM to do a deal with Nigel Farage?" asks @SophyRidgeSky Tory Party chairman @RicHolden replies that a vote for Reform UK 'is going to help Starmer get into Downing Street' #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/0R7thBjFAk
Reform has chalked up 16 double digit poll scores in a row via eight different pollsters. Not only is its ceiling getting higher (see YouGov today) but so is its floor.
‘Make Farage US ambassador’: Terrified Tories urge Sunak to buy off Reform figurehead The rise of Reform has spooked Conservative MPs but Mr Farage says 'I am not for sale' 🔴 Exclusive from @RichardVaughan1 and @singharj https://t.co/jR5K3avfqD
🚨🚨🚨 SCOOP IN PLAYBOOK PM — Red Wall Tories urge Rishi Sunak to offer Nigel Farage a sweetener in the hope of reducing Reform threat https://t.co/JZ4X0ovf1P
🚨 Terrified Tories are urging Rishi Sunak to make Nigel Farage the UK's ambassador in the US or to give him a peerage in return for not standing as a Reform candidate But Farage says "I will not be bought!" Me with @singharj https://t.co/hHKSQ2cRgP
'Make Farage US ambassador': Terrified Tories urge Sunak to buy off Reform figurehead But some fear Farage won't do a deal as he's so "pissed off" Boris Johnson didn't thank him for standing aside in 2019 https://t.co/HnAwXyO2mT
Nigel Farage’s Reform is Now More Trusted Than Tories on Immigration Policy, Polling Finds https://t.co/BXA0h7oFsf
“Nigel Farage has certainly told people we’ve spoke to he’d like to be Prime Minister one day.” Will the Tories and Reform parties merge after the general election? Listen on @GlobalPlayer https://t.co/SdyBDl7Yow @maitlis | @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall https://t.co/stH8DIXzDJ
Nigel Farage sets out his long term vision to @TomMcTague 👀 “[Canadian] Reform basically reverse took over the Conservatives and Stephen Harper became Prime Minister. If there was a model, it’s Canada. If it’s doable, I don’t know. We’ll see.” 👇👇👇 https://t.co/QczesiSxDd
‘Separatism from Greater London is coming, believe you me.’ Nigel Farage shares his political predictions with @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/xu8gZ6tx5S
Rishi Sunak has been warned. Could Farage turbo charge Reform beyond the Tories in the polls? https://t.co/OvZosaRoF8
Also, if Reform now embarks on a strategy of positively seeking to regionalise its vote, esp in Red Wall, then that could transform its prospects of actually winning a bunch of seats. Loads of voters are looking for something new rather than a reversion to Lab.
The Tory party’s problems may be about to get even worse... @TomMcTague talks bluebells, secession and power with Nigel Farage for @unherd https://t.co/AC468MaV8d
LOL at Rishi and his oh-so-clever "grown ups" - Reform was on 4% when he became PM, it's just scored 16% with YouGov. 🤣
More evidence for the hypothesis that Reform is becoming Labour's main challenger across the north of England. A potentially seismic shift appears to be getting underway. https://t.co/Z9STKXqTrI
'Waste Of Space': Tory Voters Deliver Damning Verdict On Rishi Sunak https://t.co/aawL0OTaog
Reform at 16 in the latest YouGov - their highest ever rating in any nationwide poll, I think. https://t.co/WjBMgA2RiC
A new tease from Nigel Farage that he might return to frontline British politics again. He tells @TomMcTague: "There’s a historic opportunity to really change things. I edge towards thinking that may be the case." https://t.co/0TSkzVZxPt
Is a Tory-Reform polling crossover possible? A plugged-in Tory source I spoke to this week said that if Nigel Farage returns, yes https://t.co/b6vVjCMmMt
Reform may be pulling head of the Tories among working class voters Now on 23% of C2DE voters, against 22% for the Conservatives Only one poll though https://t.co/pKC9s29zW2
"Waste of space." The Times Radio Focus Group, made up of people who voted Conservative in the 2019 election, reveal what they think of Rishi Sunak. 📻 11am on https://t.co/xhUnEXLqj5 🎧 https://t.co/NrHBZyINAw @MattChorley | @JamesJohnson252 https://t.co/4P1A7b9b18
Tallies with polling showing that Reform doing very well in "peri-urban" areas - market towns, more distant suburbs, peripheral cities. This sort of place especially dense in the Midlands, W&S Yorks, NW etc. https://t.co/j20styKBor
Tallies with polling showing that Reform doing very well in "peri-urban" areas - market towns, more distant suburbs, peripheral cities. This sort of place especially dense in the Midlands. https://t.co/j20styKBor
Interesting Farage is explicitly thinking about the example of Canada in the 1990s/2000s. In 1993, incumbent Progressive Conservatives won just 16% and 2 MPs. Insurgent Reform won 19%. 10 years later, they merge. Reform founder Stephen Harper became prime minister a year later https://t.co/8gR0qxgQoC
NEW. Reform party just hit a new record high of 16% with YouGov --just 5 pts behind the Tories. Here's where Reform will hit the big parties hardest at the election https://t.co/ADIm6HRXer
Reform is now averaging 11.5% in the polls, with support from one in three 2019 Tory voters (once undecided are removed). This has become a major problem for Rishi Sunak & the Tories https://t.co/YuCB28cxic
BOOM💥 New record high 16% for @reformparty_uk Thanks all for your support, keep spreading the word! https://t.co/sMZ5XwifVA
We are now overtaking the Tories. We poll higher in voting men and in the North. We are now equal in the Midlands. Nationally YouGov has us at 16%. Our highest ever poll result thus far. To all the naysayers I say: We will win seats. A lot of seats. Vote @reformparty_uk https://t.co/Lbap8Iwul3
Rishi Sunak’s problems are about to get worse: the return of Nigel Farage. https://t.co/ucJx8iYuYh
Reform up to 16% with YouGov. Absolutely massive - more to come.
Nigel Farage was shaped by the landscape of his youth, a village stranded between London sprawl and Kentish countryside. @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/xu8gZ6tx5S
This is Reform's largest vote share so far North: Tories 18, Reform 21 Midlands: Tories 21, Reform 21 https://t.co/LOP90b7pjE
🚨FOCUS GROUP KLAXON🚨 🔵2019 Con > Lib Dem switchers🔶 📻11am on @TimesRadio 🎧Listen again https://t.co/TZLQPzUm2V Verdict on Sunak: “Uninspiring, unreliable and flaky” “Weak and out of touch” “Unsuccessful” “Deeply disappointing” “Waste of space” “Privileged, useless,… https://t.co/QPKCTzEvbh
“I edge towards thinking that may be the case.” Farage confirms he’s leaning towards a comeback at the election—and wants to reverse takeover the Tories, Canada-style. Sunak’s problems are about to get worse! https://t.co/ucJx8iYuYh
Nigel Farage is drinking a third of what he used to. But his lust for political drama is as strong as ever, writes @TomMcTague: 👇 https://t.co/xu8gZ6tx5S