Richard Tice, centre, told The Sunday Times that his party would have a “massive impact” in 2024Nigel Farage’s fringe party pledges threatens to split the vote in election battlegrounds — and boost the chances of a Starmer victoryThe leader of Reform UK has privately given his senior team “cast-iron guarantees” that general election candidates will not be told to step aside for Tory opponents in a move that could split Rishi Sunak’s vote in key seats. Richard Tice has offered written assurances to key party figures that they will fight the Conservatives right up to polling day.Reform has already selected candidates for 440 seats and intends to stand in all constituencies bar those in Northern Ireland. SponsoredIt fought the 2019 general election as the Brexit Party, led by Nigel Farage, changing its name afterwardsIt posed a significant threat to Boris Johnson’s chances of winning a majority — until Farage decided to stand down 317 candidates to help ensure Jeremy Corbyn did

Source: The Times December 24, 2023 07:16 UTC