{
  "id": 12417571,
  "title": "Britain’s Tories really, really don’t want to team up with Farage. They might still have to.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/britains-tories-really-really-dont-want-to-team-up-with-farage-they",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/conservative-conference-kemi-badenoch-nigel-farage-reform-coalition-deal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Conservative Party officials expressed strong disdain for Nigel Farage's Reform UK party during their annual conference in Birmingham. The animosity between the two parties intensified after high-profile Tory politicians Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman defected to Reform in January. Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch stated she would rather force a second general election than partner with Reform. Senior Conservatives openly mocked Reform, citing issues like Braverman's comments on English identity and scandals surrounding Reform's finances. A senior Reform official acknowledged the Conservatives' opposition but argued that their deteriorating financial situation would make a coalition nearly impossible. If a general election took place, a split vote between Reform and the Conservatives could allow Labour to form a government, leading Badenoch to consider a confidence and supply agreement with Reform as a last resort.",
  "summary": "The Reform UK leader is the butt of mockery and vitriol at the Conservatives' annual gathering in Birmingham. That could make a coalition near-impossible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}