You make an interesting academic proposition. But given the personalities in the frame - Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage - I think the notion of a Tory/Reform pact is highly unlikely. Kemi is doggedly determined and her star is rising at pace in the political firmament. Nigel Farage has accrued a few problems (the 5 million gift which refuses to go away and the unexpected thrashing he suffered at Makerfield) which have seen his star waning. I even suspect that a few of those Tory deserters must be wondering why they switched to join Farage’s overbearing regime.
A pre-election pact seems to me to be the best, winning, option. It also, unfortunately, appears to be least likely because the sheer bitterness expressed by the likes of Zia is - apparently - untrammelled. It !is clearly reciprocated by some Tories too & it really damages the right wing overall. I am quite pessimistic about a right wing government winning a real majority next time round, as a result of this internecine war!
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You make an interesting academic proposition. But given the personalities in the frame - Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage - I think the notion of a Tory/Reform pact is highly unlikely. Kemi is doggedly determined and her star is rising at pace in the political firmament. Nigel Farage has accrued a few problems (the 5 million gift which refuses to go away and the unexpected thrashing he suffered at Makerfield) which have seen his star waning. I even suspect that a few of those Tory deserters must be wondering why they switched to join Farage’s overbearing regime.
Kit Chapman
A pre-election pact seems to me to be the best, winning, option. It also, unfortunately, appears to be least likely because the sheer bitterness expressed by the likes of Zia is - apparently - untrammelled. It !is clearly reciprocated by some Tories too & it really damages the right wing overall. I am quite pessimistic about a right wing government winning a real majority next time round, as a result of this internecine war!