Farage runs with the Reform party, another tile for Sunak
And the party's co-founder stated that 'not a chance' he would be willing to make an electoral deal with the Conservatives
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Nigel Farage has surprisingly announced his intention to run for a seat in the UK House of Commons with Reform, the party founded in November 2018 by Farage himself together with Catherine Blaiklock as the party of Brexit, aligned on strongly Eurosceptic positions and opposed to any deal with Brussels. Farage said he was back 'for the next five years', making it clear that he intends to replace the Tories as the opposition party and possibly be in power by 2029.
Speaking in the south-eastern town of Clacton-On-Sea, Farage said that 'not a chance' would he be willing to make an electoral deal with the Conservatives, saying he was confident that the Reform party would get more votes on 4 July.
This development is a huge headache for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is desperately trying to catch up with Labour. Even before this surprise move by Farage, according to a YouGov poll the Labour party is on track to win an even bigger majority than Tony Blair, with the Conservatives reduced to only 140 seats against 194 that could be won by Labour.
Another poll by More in Common predicts a Labour majority of over 100 seats, putting the very existence of the Tories at risk. The fear of Conservative spin-doctors is that the Reform party could split the right-wing vote and hand Labour an even bigger victory.
