Nigel Farage, the honorary president of Reform UK, has expressed his intention to take over the Conservative Party following a potential heavy defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the upcoming general election. Despite Richard Tice being the leader of Reform UK, Farage remains a central figure, drawing significant public attention and support, particularly in Skegness. Farage's plan involves absorbing the Conservative Party and forming a new center-right party. This move has sparked reactions from various political figures, including Kemi Badenoch, who has ruled out serving under Farage and criticized his intentions to 'destroy' the Conservative Party. Farage's popularity among 2019 Conservative voters remains high, with a YouGov poll from April 2024 showing a 50% favorable rating. The general election is set for July 4.
Nigel Farage -- if not now, when? https://t.co/fFN98Vpr62
Nigel Farage 'wants to destroy the Conservative Party', Kemi Badenoch tells @NickFerrariLBC https://t.co/riXPbq7fy7
Strong chance Farage is a candidate after all. Any other announcement re eg policy, debates etc would be an anticlimax not fitting the emergency tag https://t.co/wy1cqiu6Ri
Kemi Badenoch is rightfully criticised for being dreadful at media. But her clarity here is an example of why she shouldn't be underestimated. One of the few Tories who get that Farage is not their friend. https://t.co/khOUvfOZBu
Kemi Badenoch on working with Nigel Farage https://t.co/X7MHJaIsCE
*If* Farage is now running in Clacton (he has form for overhyping nothing announcements so he might not be) - then he'd probably win it. Would probably make it even harder for the Tories to win back Reform voters generally. Not sure it wins many new ones.
Nigel Farage announcing that he will be making an announcement at 4pm only makes sense if it is to be a significant one. Any predictions? (Mine FWIW is that he has reconsidered and now thinks it his patriotic duty to stand in the election and put border control on the ballot).
Kemi Badenoch rules out serving in Tories if Nigel Farage joins accusing him of wanting to 'trash' the party - after Brexit champion said he is plotting a 'takeover' https://t.co/eXBjHJjlzs https://t.co/Zw71cAEfJj
'Would you be happy to serve under Nigel Farage?' 'No.' @KemiBadenoch reacts to suggestions that Nigel Farage will take over the Conservative Party if they fail in the General Election. https://t.co/2tTnkZKWdU
'Nigel Farage has been very influential but he has stood against the Conservative Party multiple times and said it's his aim to destroy it, so why would you welcome someone in when they want to destroy it?' @KemiBadenoch on Nigel Farage being rumoured to join the Conservatives. https://t.co/tYFSTCTBPF
Nigel Farage blasted over Reform decision as party predicted to 'fold into Conservatives': 'It's too late!' https://t.co/kQxU1RlwEw
'Would you be happy to serve under Nigel Farage?' 'No.' @KemiBadenoch reacts to suggestions that Nigel Farage will take over the Conservative Party if they fail in the General Election. https://t.co/hTXOX0e1mI
Nigel Farage has five days left to spark another political revolution and run for a seat in the House of Commons, says Mark Dolan https://t.co/3NTx4h8XSa
Nigel Farage suggests a 'takeover' of the Tory party in the event of a heavy defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak https://t.co/gQLZpdAVle https://t.co/rnGqBdmNf2
'I think Nigel Farage will become an MP in future, but under Conservative party colours' Mark Littlewood says it is too late for Reform to emerge victorious and the party will likely 'fold into' the Tories. https://t.co/FS3oxzB7Vi
'Farage has five days left to spark another political revolution' Mark Dolan says Nigel Farage must throw his hat in the ring and stand as an MP to take his political agenda forward. https://t.co/qU4joodHW3
.@Nigel_Farage says: “‘Why do you think I called it Reform? Because of..the 1992-93 precedent in Canada..’ I suggest this sounds a lot like he’s floating a merger. ‘More like a takeover, dear boy,’ he replies, grinning like a Cheshire Cat.” The Times: https://t.co/OfbVKYPnKo https://t.co/UcPCtpIuh6
Nigel Farage has suggested he would like to stage a takeover of the Conservative party after the election. When we last asked about Nigel Farage in April, he was more popular with 2019 Tory voters than Rishi Sunak Nigel Farage (2019 Con voters, April 2024) Favourable: 50%…
🗣️ @Nigel_Farage has said that he wants to stage a “takeover” of the Tory party after the general election Read more 👇 https://t.co/AEfoz8Wji6 https://t.co/Ejm6fAKdIQ
Nigel Farage appears to suggest he is plotting to takeover the Conservatives after the general election if the party suffers a catastrophic showing at the July 4 poll https://t.co/PuqsmR2btN
Tory moderates sound alarm over lurch to right after election as Nigel Farage says he wants to 'take over' party - with poll showing Labour lead is getting BIGGER https://t.co/27zNMbPEZl https://t.co/c93PnPRtUN
Making mischief last week Nigel Farage, Reform’s President, said he was open to a Conservative approach about a realignment on the right https://t.co/JZThT1gu5C
'This feeds into the real reason why [Nigel] isn't standing for Reform... He doesn't want to be a Reform MP. The real prize for him is the Conservative Party, it always has been.' Nigel Farage says he wants to 'takeover' the Tory Party. @CamillaTominey | @AVMikhailova https://t.co/VeH9IRmY2p
'The feeds into the real reason why [Nigel] isn't standing for Reform. He doesn't want to be a Reform MP. The real prize for him is the Conservative Party, it always has been.' Nigel Farage says he wants to 'takeover' the Tory Party. @CamillaTominey | @AVMikhailova https://t.co/slaj0Ly785
In a campaign trail piece in the Sunday Times, Farage tells the journalist he wants Reform to absorb the rump of the Conservative Party after the election and form a new centre-right party. https://t.co/323BNvfnjN
Nigel Farage plots Tory 'takeover' after 'sarcastic' talk of deal with Rishi Sunak https://t.co/jE7SVZRS30
ICYMI: 'If anybody is going to do it, he's gonna do it!' Diana Moran says Nigel Farage should lead the Tories after what is slated to be a resounding election defeat. https://t.co/00RbsTK6xV
'If anybody is going to do it, he's gonna do it!' Diana Moran says Nigel Farage should lead the Tories after what is slated to be a resounding election defeat. https://t.co/hq9861HV8j
Reform UK leader Richard Tice is doing his bit to oust one Conservative, but his honorary president has a bigger goal: absorbing the party entirely and remaking the right in his own image https://t.co/teqHYTz0zI
Nigel Farage’s plan to take over the Tory party, via @HarryYorke1 https://t.co/MFwNh7mYF0 https://t.co/N5QT5C2VTA
Richard Tice may be the leader of Reform, standing to become the MP of Britain's biggest Brexit seat But on the streets of Skegness, it is Nigel Farage who is mobbed by crowds, surrounded by aides, the man still calling the shots My interview up now 👇 https://t.co/8wF9P1bUGz