Nigel Farage teases ’emergency general election announcement’ at 4pm as Reform supporters urge him to stand

Nigel Farage today teased an ‘urgent general election announcement’ as the campaign intensifies.

The Brexit The champion posted on social media that he would drop some news at 4 p.m.

Farage has previously ruled out running for reform, but supporters urged him to change his mind.

The intervention came as Kemi Badenoch ruled out that he would serve in the Tories as Mr Farage joins after the elections.

The minister struck after Farage alarmed moderates by suggesting he would “take over” the Conservatives after a heavy election defeat on July 4.

In a round of interviews, Ms Badenoch was asked whether she would continue as a colleague with Mr Farage.

‘No, no, Nigel Farage has spoken out against many Conservatives, including some of my colleagues. What he wants to do is destroy democracy. Conservative Party,’ she said.

Ms Badenoch stressed that the Tories are an “institution” and must go from strength to strength.

Nigel Farage has said he is planning a Tory takeover after the general election

Kemi Badenoch struck after Farage alarmed moderates by suggesting he would exploit a heavy July 4 election defeat

Rishi Sunak has ruled out a deal with Reform despite the rebels putting intense pressure on the Tories over issues including the Channel migrant crisis.

Farage has opted not to make another bid to become MP on July 4, but campaigned with reform leader Richard Tice in Skegness, Lincolnshire, this weekend.

Asked whether he would facilitate a merger with the Tories after the election, he said it was “more like a takeover, my dear.”

There are widespread fears among Conservative MPs that the reform will give Labor a bigger victory by splitting the right-wing vote.

Mr Farage has suggested he wants to engineer a realignment of the right so that Reform can work with Tory hardliners.

Recently ousted West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday warned that the Conservatives can only win from the ‘middle ground’, saying the idea Farage should be a leading figure was ‘nonsense’.

Speaking on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday programme, Street said the fact he was close to keeping his job in traditionally Labor territory despite grim national polls showed the Tories needed to hold their ground.

“Whether we win or lose the general election, the point is simple: you have to have a broad church. You have to be right in the middle,” he said.

‘The lesson of history… the winners come from the middle.’

Mr Street – who decided not to become an MP – said the top ranks of government were dominated by centrists, but added: ‘Who knows what the composition might be and what the temptation might be in the future.’

He dismissed “nonsense” rumors that Farage will be among the leaders after the election.

‘That is not a moderate, inclusive Conservative Party with broad appeal. “It is therefore appropriate that we consider this carefully before knowing the outcome of any general election,” he said.

The clashes came as an opinion poll showed Work extending the lead to 20 points – the largest advantage since Liz Truss was P.M.

The Opinium research showed that Sir KeirHis party was at 45 percent, while the Tories had fallen to 25 percent. A week earlier, before the first phase of the campaign, the company discovered a 14-point gap.

Earlier this week, Farage declared he had “no interest” in striking a pre-election deal with the Tories.

He dismissed comments he made earlier, in which he said they “maybe we could have a conversation,” as “deeply sarcastic.”

“There is no deal whatsoever with the Conservatives,” Farage said at a news conference.

The Prime Minister has also ruled out a reform deal, despite the rebel party putting enormous pressure on the Tories over issues including the Channel migrant crisis.

Farage – who does not currently want to become an MP – joined reform leader Richard Tice on a campaign trail in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Saturday

Reform UK currently polls between 12 and 15 percent, but Farage has said Tice’s party needs to reach 18 percent if they want to win seats in parliament.

The right-wing party offers tax cuts, the abolition of business rates for small businesses and tax relief for private health care users in the draft of its July 2024 election manifesto.

Reform UK is also promising to launch more public inquiries into Covid-19 and the vaccine rollout.