While Nigel Farage may not be standing for Reform, he hasn’t ruled out a sort of deal with the Tory Party. Speaking on Never Mind the Ballots, he was pushed by Harry Cole on whether Reform would step aside for Tory candidates, such as Iain Duncan Smith, to keep in eurosceptics in Parliament and prevent Corbynista replacements. Nigel replied:
“What are they going to do back for me? Give me something back. We might have a conversation.”
Leaving the door open…just…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”