Nigel Farage’s allies have held talks with Liz Truss on how to take on “the blob”, according to The Times. This is surprising, given that Farage usually shows a good instinct for politics.
He has sensed an opportunity for Reform. Having picked up the support of a large number of former Conservative voters who felt betrayed by the last government, especially over immigration, he was well placed to recruit former Labour voters, who have been unimpressed by the new government’s delivery of “change”.
