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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Tory mps pleading with reform uk not to stand against them in election | History Defined

Richard Tice stands behind a lectern upon which is a union flag and the slogan: ‘let’s save Britain’
Richard Tice said there had been ‘special pleading’ by Conservative MPs. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Conservative MPs are pleading with Reform UK not to stand against them in the general election, the leader of the rightwing populist party has claimed.

Richard Tice also said Nigel Farage – who said last year he believed he would be leading the Conservative party within three years – would play a formal role in Reform’s election campaign.

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