'JUST BANTER'
Nigel Farage and Reform leader Richard Tice play down talk of deal with Tories
Mr Farage rowed back on what he told The Sun on Wednesday
NIGEL Farage and Reform leader Richard Tice both played down talk of a deal with the Tories yesterday.
Mr Farage had hinted that the two parties could help each other, in an interview on The Sun’s online show Never Mind The Ballots.
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He said he had done the Conservative Party favours over the years and put to Rishi Sunak: “Give me something back — we might have a conversation.”
But Reform UK leader Mr Tice insisted yesterday that comments about a deal were just “a bit of fun”.
He added: “We are doing no deals with the Tories.
“They have betrayed Britain, they have betrayed Brexit, they have betrayed their promise to reduce immigration.”
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And Mr Farage rowed back on what he told The Sun on Wednesday.
He said: “My reply was deeply sarcastic. What are they ever going to give me? The answer is three-fifths of five-eighths of very little.
“There is no deal with the Conservatives whatsoever.”
Mr Tice added: “In any form of life, and particularly in a really dull election, there’s nothing wrong with having a sense of humour, a bit of banter.”
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And about how the pair are getting on behind the scenes, Mr Farage said: “I’m really very sorry, we seem to be getting on reasonably well.”
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