Locked in a death spiral where only one can triumph at the other’s expense, Reform UK and the Conservatives both publicly say it’s too early to talk of compromises or electoral pacts .

Reform dismissed a report in the Financial Times this week that leader Nigel Farage had been tapping up former Tory donors with the expectation of a deal or merger between the two parties ahead of the next general election. No wonder the party described it as “fake news”; it implies Reform cannot win outright, even if the report stressed any deal would be done on Farage’s terms.

With the Tories yet to stage a significant revival since the election wipeout of 2024, both Reform and Tory supporters have expressed concern that the two parties could end up fighting over the same seats, splitting the right-w

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