Farage tells donors he expects Reform to do election deal with Tories – report

Nigel Farage: ‘After next May the Conservatives will no longer be a national party.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Nigel Farage has told donors he expects a deal or merger between his Reform UK party and the Conservatives before the next general election.

Reform donors told the Financial Times that the leader expected his party to join with or make a deal with the Tories.