A Tory peer has left the door open to defecting to Reform UK over the previous government's 'woeful' record on immigration.
Lord Jackson of Peterborough also accused his party of failing to set out a 'compelling' vision for the country based on Conservative principles.
His comments came as leaked messages revealed that Tory MPs are bemoaning 'silly' adverts from the party about perks for asylum seekers.
Reform is currently beating Labour and the Conservatives in the polls – and half a dozen former Tory MPs have defected to Nigel Farage's party since the election.
Lord Jackson, a former Tory MP and Brexit department adviser who was given a peerage by Boris Johnson, told the Telegraph: 'At the moment, I retain the Conservative whip and support the party in the Lords in actively holding this terrible Labour Government to account in scrutinising its many sub-standard and damaging bills.
