PM ‘hopeful’ Farage responds after Jenrick wants Reform ‘coalition’ – reactions

Nigel Farage has denied Reform would do a deal with the Conservatives after Robert Jenrick made “coalition” comments.

The Reform leader told Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates: “We’re not going to a do a deal with a Conservative Party that gave us record tax levels since the war, mass migration, I could go on – a list as long as your arm.”

Mr Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, has denied any suggestion this means he is advocating a Tory-Reform UK pact.

But speaking on Thursday, Mr Farage was clear that would not be happening anyway.

However, Farage might consider Jenrick joining his party.

He said Reform would welcome him “if we thought he was genuine”.

However, he said: “This is Robert generic, this is Robert the remainer, this is Robert the ‘I don’t stand particularly for anything at all’ who suddenly seems to be on this Damascene conversion

“So I’m not sure whether he really means it.”

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It comes as Farage was lampooned for telling the Telegraph that he currently has a 35% to 45% chance of becoming the next PM.

Robert Jenrick(Tory MP) "wants the right to be united" & he's "determined to bring this coalition(Reform & Tories) together." pic.twitter.com/v2iKvlk51t

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) April 23, 2025

Reactions

1.

So basically, Jenrick's admitting the Tories are merging with Reform now? The far-right takeover is no longer creeping it’s marching in boots. They’ve stopped pretending.

— Candice Holmes (@hol40900) April 23, 2025

2.

He wants to bring in a far right, fascist, authoritarian Govt to the UK.

Honestly these Tories are utterly vile.

— The Geordie Ape 🦍 🌍🌌 (@GeordieApe) April 23, 2025

3.

They are all crazy

— Sara Wheeler (@swheeler69) April 24, 2025

4.

Two similar parties, racist, incompetent yobs who want to send people to Rwanda and join Belarus with our human rights.👍

— Briar patch (@gill8_brian) April 23, 2025

5.

"We need to bring Reform and Tories together to make things better".

It's to privatise everything.
Tax cuts for rich.
Cutbacks to the already ruined public sector.
Additional tax cuts for the rich.
Scrap worker rights.
Scrap human rights.

Fuck the rich.

— Harry (@HarryHarryshud) April 23, 2025

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