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Nigel Faragetoday mentioned that he is ‘open-minded’ regarding engaging in discussions with Rupert Lowe from Restore Britain, after receiving an offer to ‘unite the Right’ and confrontLabour.

The leader of Reform UK stated he had reached out to Mr. Lowe after being advised by someone about a potential agreement between their opposing parties.

Mr. Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, was first chosen to serve in Parliament as a Reform candidate in 2024.general election. However, he departed from Reform last year following a heated conflict with Mr Farage and other high-ranking Reform members.

He went on to establish Restore Britain and has since witnessed his group gain a substantial share of the vote in the Makerfield by-election in June, as well as in the recent election for Greater Manchester mayor.

Reform and Restore both received more votes than theConservatives and Liberal Democratsin every one of those competitions.

The growing support for Restore Britain has raised worries among certain members of Reform that it might divide the conservative vote before the upcoming general election, potentially increasing Labour’s likelihood of staying in power.

On Sunday, Mr. Lowe shared a social media video where he mentioned that Reform and Restore might discover a ‘shared path forward’ if Mr. Farage accepted specific conditions.

He further urged the two to set aside ‘personalities’ and ‘previous conflicts’.

Asked regarding a potential agreement with Restore during a press conference on Monday, Mr. Faragehe stated he had ‘no interest’ in addressing certain elements on Mr Lowe’s policy ‘to-do list’.

But he mentioned that he had replied to Mr. Lowe’s offer with an “open mind.”

Mr. Farage stated, “If you’re looking to make a political agreement with someone, you’d reach out to them directly and not produce a 12-minute video.”

Still, I did contact him yesterday. I asked, ‘Should we have a call?’ I haven’t received a response yet, so I’m unsure about the genuine intent behind it.

As part of his conditions for a deal, Mr. Lowe stated that Reform would need to commit to prohibiting the burqa and halal meat, and to exclude any former Conservative ministers from future cabinets.

However, Mr Farage stated he would not remove Robert Jenrick, his Treasury spokesperson, or Suella Braverman, Reform’s education spokesperson, from his senior leadership.

“I don’t abandon my friends. I don’t leave my allies, whether it’s Suella Braverman or Posh George (Cottrell), you know I never turn my back on people just because someone else tells me to,” he said.

Mr. Lowe angrily departed from Reform in March 2025 following allegations of bullying and intimidating conduct. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated that Mr. Lowe would not be subjected to any criminal charges.

Afterwards, Mr Lowe labeled Mr Farage a ‘coward’ and a ‘snake’.

Mr Farage stated on Monday that a “sorry would be nice” from Mr Lowe would be appreciated, and he added: “Look, there is this myth that I had a falling out with Rupert Lowe. It’s not true.”

Everyone had a falling out with Rupert Lowe. It was the yelling, the shouting, the threats, the legal warnings — everyone ended up against him.

If you need to communicate with individuals or set up agreements with those you’ve had conflicts with before, and there’s a larger benefit to be gained from doing so, then I’m not refusing to consider it.

Apology would be pleasant, but I expected it to be unlikely to arrive.

The leader of the Reform party added, ‘In more general terms, consider a scenario where Restore, without any chance of securing a seat outside of Great Yarmouth—literally no hope of winning a single seat nationwide—could cause us significant damage.’

I believe that online, you will observe many Restore supporters starting to concern themselves with the possible effects.

I conclude by stating that if it was an offer of a deal, it was presented in a very strange manner. I have possibly responded to it with an open mind, as I usually would, but I am definitely not going to abandon people I consider allies and valuable assets.

Mr Lowe later tweeted on X that Mr Farage was a ‘liar’ and challenged his account of what happened – however, he mentioned the offer remained available for him and Reform.

“I am not interested in making private discussions public, but Farage has just done so during a national press conference,” he wrote.

He merely mentioned that he told me yesterday ‘Shall we have a call?’. Unfortunately, that is just a falsehood.

At 10:30 yesterday, Nigel sent me a message containing these three words: ‘Will call later’. I have not received any call.

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