Nigel Farage denies reports of Reform election pact with Tories
Nigel Farage responds after rumours of Reform ‘election deal’ with the Tories
- Reform leader Nigel Farage has denied reports that he would form an electoral pact with the Conservative Party.
- His denial follows a Financial Times report, citing unnamed donors, that Farage believed an agreement between the two parties was "inevitable".
- Farage stated he would "never do a deal with a party that I do not trust" and predicted the Conservatives would no longer be a national party after the May 2026 local elections.
- The Conservative Party also ruled out any deals or pacts, citing policy differences and stating they have the "team, the plan and the backbone to deliver".
- Speculation about a Reform-Conservative alliance has increased since Reform received the third-highest number of votes in the last general election, with Labour criticising the idea as a "shady backroom plot".