Reform voters urge party to 'Unite the Right' and make pact with Conservatives if Nigel Farage falls short at ballot box

Reform UK voters have urged the party to Unite the Right and make a pact with the Conservatives if the party falls short at the ballot box at the next general election.Nine in 10 Reform members said they would want to form a coalition with the Tories if Nigel Farage's party won the largest share of the vote in 2029 but fell short of a majority, new polling shows. The survey, conducted by Lord Ashcroft polls, shows only seven per cent said they would rather stay in opposition to the Tories. Just under half of Reform members expected the party to win in the next election with an overall majority, but a further 45 per cent believed the most plausible result was the party as the biggest party in coalition with Kemi Badenoch's Tories. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Only five per cent of members did not expect Reform to be in Government after the election. Twenty per cent of the public expect a Reform majority, with another one in five expecting a Farage-Badenoch coalitionThe poll comes after the Leader of the Opposition claimed it was b******t she had teased the idea of striking a deal with Mr Farage.She told The Spectator: This country cannot have another left-wing Government.But, I'm afraid Reform has quite a lot of left-wing ideas. However, Mrs Badenoch said in no uncertain terms she would not make a pre-election deal or non-aggression pact with Reform, saying they end up falling apart anyway. However, Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh outlined his proposal for a Unite the Right alliance at the next general election. Speaking to GB News, he said: My appeal to you, Nigel and Kemi, is to realise that our policies are almost exactly the same.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSRachel Reeves urged to scrap 'terrible' state pension triple lock 'as soon as possible'Ed Miliband tipped to become Chancellor if Andy Burnham becomes PMUnite the Right? Three wards exposing how left-wing parties bag wins at expense of Reform and ToriesUnder a first-past-the-post system, unless we have some sort of alliance, as night follows day, Kemi and Nigel, there will be an even more left-wing Government.So let's work together and be nice to each other, stop criticising each other and realise that we agree on virtually everything.The poll also revealed the fears of Reform members if Mr Farage succeeded as Prime Minister. Nearly nine in ten agreed with the statement: The political establishment and civil service will do everything they can to stop Reform UK being given a fair chance to form a government and take office.And 91 per cent agreed Whitehall will try and obstruct Reform ministers and their policies. Zia Yusuf, the survey revealed, is the most popular candidate as Mr Farage's successor, with 22 per cent of party members choosing the home affairs spokesman.Coming closely behind him was the party's deputy leader Richard Tice (21 per cent), with chairman Lee Anderson in third with 11 per cent. In terms of winning the next election, party members worry the biggest obstacle will be the party is seen as nasty or racist, at 40 per cent. The second biggest perceived election obstacle was people not thinking the party has through-through policies on important issues, with 29 per cent of members agreeing. The poll also asked members who they would vote for if they did not have a Reform candidate standing in their constituency.More than four out of ten would vote for Rupert Lowe's Restore and a third would vote for the Tories. The other parties barely scrape a percentage point, with Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and the disbanding Advance UK all gaining one per cent.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter