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— Reform leader Richard Tice tells @BloombergUK Nigel Farage will not join the Tories under Sunak

— Tice says Reform will not do a deal with Sunak to stand down candidates

— it means the right-wing vote will be split at the next election https://t.co/ffqElgcaWX

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 5, 2023

— of course worth noting they said this last time and eventually did cut a deal

— a person close to Farage says he’ll will look at his options when he leaves the jungle, decide if Reform is the right mechanism, and will enjoy keeping people guessinghttps://t.co/ffqElgbD7p

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 5, 2023

Quotes from Tice:

“Under absolutely no circumstances whatsoever will we do a deal with the Tories to stand down candidates.”

“If someone consistently promises to supply a service to you and fails to deliver, you fire that supplier.”https://t.co/ffqElgbD7p

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) December 5, 2023