Suella Braverman has admitted she would be open to a coalition between the Conservatives and Reform UK in order to take down Labour at the next general election.
The former home secretary said “there’s not enough room for two Conservative parties” based on recent polling and that the parties would need to come together to reach an overall majority.
The Conservatives had their worst ever performance in last year’s general election, winning just 121 seats, and much of this could be attributed to the rise of Reform, who won over 14% of the votes.
While taking calls on LBC, Ms Braverman said: “If you look at this last poll, if you take the collective vote share of the Conservatives and Reform we’re approaching 50%.
“You can’t win an election outright on 25% and ultimately I’m someone who really does think we should do whatever it takes to stop another Labour administration and if there is territory for agreement or a coalition…I would support it.”
She added: “At some point a serious conversation needs to be had (but) there’s not enough space in British politics for two Conservative parties.”
A recent YouGov poll suggests Reform has grown in support to within one percentage point of Labour.null
By Will Conroy
