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My assumption was that Reform are looking for a tory wipeout either so they can replace them or de facto comandeer the partry post election. If they step aside again, they just become irrelevant. So no, on reflection I don't think this will be good news for the tories.

Poll was from January. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/the-poll-that-could-push-nigel-farage-back-into-politics-7jfm0djzp

Apparently Aron Banks commissioned a poll for this specific scenario recently - Farage running in Clacton - and it showed him winning comfortably.

They've voted in a UKIP MP twice so it is winnable for him.

Thinking about it, it would be a bit odd to call a press conference to formally announce a deal. It would make more sense for them to just do something behind closed doors - makes Sunak look even weaker if Farage announces it, but then those are exactly the sort of terms Farage would demand. Let's just hope it's him standing and Reform really going for it.

Aye, it undoubtedly will. Labour will still win comfortably, but might not be an extinction event for the tories as I had hoped. Thing is, it will make Tice look ridiculous. Would he do it? Would he really support Sunak?

It might help the Tories a bit. But people are, I think, voting for Reform because they are neither of the main parties. Quite how anyone is taken in by Farage is beyond me like. That would basically be them backtracking on everything they’ve said so far in this campaign

I wouldn't put it past him. He'll just give it "Working together we can get the country back on track" spiel that the right wing will lap up.

She’s tapped. She’s still a cunt though

It potentially significantly changes the result though. I'm a bit worried about this now.

Yeah, looks like it to me. Not sure if him standing in Clacton makes much sense. Ah well, fuck them.

Farage thing could also be them announcing a grubby deal with the Tories but I really hope not. Everything he's said so far would suggest it won't be that though.

So is this.

Very bad news for the Tories if this is right.

I’d counter by reminding him what a huge supporter of the Tories Savile was. Not to mention his close relationship with Thatcher, who allowed him to spend Xmas at Chequers and lobbied for his knighthood, despite being warned about his behaviour

I admire him for finishing his pint off. I’d have walked out.

it is depressing verdict on the uk electorate that brexit, the biggest drag on the UK economy, and climate change, the biggest risk to humanity, are such low priorities

I honestly think she is mentally ill. Damn equality, human rights, and the future of the planet! And I don't want to judge people on their appearance, but the decline in her's is disturbing.

Badenoch's gender equality nonsense this morning probably gives the game away on another attack line in tomorrow night's debate. Especially given she spent the morning completely flummoxed and unable to explain how any of it would work. Obviously they've not been doing their research or they'd realised that NOBODY gives a fuck. See bottom of the list of issues, two spots below "other".

The old lad sitting there thinking “ I only came out for a quiet pint and bag of scampi fries…ffs”

You can bookmark this for your next trip up north.

Now hold on. Gemmill has explained himself about this many times. Nothing happened and anyway, if it did, the lass in question definitely consented.

Jimbo's telly. 👍