Desperate Tories urge unity with Farage

FEUDING Tories fought furiously over the party’s future today as former ministers urged a reconciliation with Reform UK.
Panicked by the surge in the polls for Nigel Farage’s hard-right formation, some are pushing for a last-ditch pre-election agreement.
While an agreement is not likely to happen, those with an eye on a right-wing post-election realignment were trailing their coat at Mr Farage today.
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