THE Conservatives must ally themselves with Nigel Farage as there is “not much difference” between their core policies, Suella Braverman has demanded.
The former Home Secretary insisted the Conservatives are a “broad church” and should not exclude anyone who wants “the Conservatives to be elected”.
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She argued that there are minimal differences between the Brexit Supreme Court’s policies and those of her party, suggesting that a merger could consolidate her position. power against Sir Keir Starmer.
His call to unite “unite the right” comes as Rishi Sunak recovers from a difficult week, capped by his mistake at D-Day celebrations.
The prime minister will return to the campaign trail today after spending the weekend licking his wounds and largely avoiding the media.
As the party prepares to launch its manifesto on Tuesday, Braverman told The Times he welcomed the Prime Minister’s tougher approach to immigration, including the new policy to introduce a cap on work and family visas and his tougher stance on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
She also joked that he had adopted the “Suella agenda”.
The manifesto is expected to include a pledge to reform Britain’s membership of the euro court – leave all options on the table if this fail.
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On Farage’s return, Ms Braverman said: “We need, not futureto find a way to work together because there shouldn’t be any big differences between us.
“I would welcome Nigel to the Conservative Party. In fact, there is not much difference between it and many of the policies we advocate.
“We are a broad church, we should be a welcoming and inclusive party and if someone supports the party that is a precondition and if they want the Conservatives to be elected then they should be welcomed.”
Farage – who announced his extraordinary return to frontline policy last week – says Reform UK will replace the Conservatives as opposition to Labor after election day.
He told the Sunday Express: “This election is over. Labor will win by a mile,” he said. “The only question for voters now is who will be the opposition.”
Farage will lead a UK Reform press conference today, setting out the party’s economic plans.
They have already set an ambition to cut £91 billion in public spending, stopping the Bank of England from paying interest on quantitative easing reserves and finding £50 billion in unnecessary spending in Whitehall.
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