Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he is open to discussions with the right-wing Restore Britain party about a possible electoral pact aimed at defeating Britain’s governing Labour Party.
Speaking at a press conference in London, Farage said he was “open to having a conversation” with Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe, while adding that he would not accept demands to remove former Conservative ministers Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick from Reform UK.
Farage said the two parties shared common ground on a number of issues, but stopped short of committing to any formal cooperation, British media reports.
Lowe called on Farage on Sunday (August 2) to unite Britain’s right-wing parties, arguing that divisions among “patriotic right-wing forces” were helping Labour remain in power.
Restore Britain said any cooperation would depend on Reform UK backing its proposals, including the deportation of millions of immigrants, a ban on the burqa and a referendum on restoring the death penalty. Lowe also called for Braverman and Jenrick to be removed from Farage’s political team.
Lowe founded Restore Britain in 2025 after leaving Reform UK following disagreements with Farage. He has been associated with ethnic nationalist positions.
The discussions come as Labour and Reform UK have recently drawn level in opinion polls for the first time in 15 months.
By Aghakazim Guliyev
