Reform Rules Out Tory Deal After Splitting By-election Votes

Red-Wall MPs accused Reform UK of ‘working for a Labour government,’ but Reform leader Richard Tice said he won’t step aside from any seat.

Reform UK leader Richard Tice speaks at a press conference in London on Jan. 04, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Reform Party leader Richard Tice vowed to have “no deal with the Tories” as Conservative MPs accused him of helping Labour by splitting right-wing votes.

It comes after Labour hoovered up two Tory seats this week in Tamworth, which was controlled by the Conservatives for 19 years, and Mid Bedfordshire, which has been under Tory control since 1931.