To counter the Reform UK leader’s growing popularity in the polls, some Conservatives want him to join their ranks.
In the past, Mr. Farage has told News that this is “not on my agenda,” but when questioned repeatedly, he did not completely deny the concept.
He declared that the party he leads is “a new political movement” and that “I want nothing to do with them [the Conservatives]” in an interview with Beth Rigby, political editor of News, today.
When asked whether it meant he was saying he wouldn’t join, he responded, “If it doesn’t work out, then no, I don’t know what else I can say.”
Using the Tory implosion as a weapon, Mr. Farage’s main claim in this election is that the Conservative Party is out of ideas and has to be replaced.
He has ruled out any kind of electoral alliance with the Conservatives, having consented to one in 2019 to aid Boris Johnson in winning seats, and instead wants his party to become the recognized opposition to the anticipated Labour government.
Reform UK was once called as the Brexit Party, but Mr. Farage claims that supporters have been deceived by the Tories’ inability to reduce immigration since the country’s exit from the EU.
“The truth is of no concern to them. It’s all just a game to them,” he said to Beth Rigby.
He went on, “They’re horrible, they’re horrifying.”
The words used by Mr. Farage go beyond what he said in an interview two weeks ago.
