See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy MARTIN BECKFORD, POLICY EDITOR Published: 21:47 BST, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 12 June 2026
Reform supporters overwhelmingly want Nigel Farage to join forces with Kemi Badenoch if he falls short of a majority at the general election.A new survey of Reform UK members has found that a massive 90 per cent believe the party should 'form a coalition or do a deal with the Conservatives' in the event of a hung parliament.Only 7 per cent would rather 'stay in opposition', according to research conducted by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, if as - current polling suggests - Reform wins the most seats at the election but fails to secure a majority.Another one per cent of grassroots Reform members said they would prefer an unlikely pact with Labour, the Liberal Democrats or the Greens.Almost all of those questioned think the party will be in Government after the election with 48 per cent looking forward to an overall majority. But 45 per cent are expecting a coalition with the Conservatives.The findings will add to the growing calls to ‘unite the right’ in order to avoid Labour clinging on at the next election or forming a radical Left-wing coalition. It comes days after Tory leader Mrs Badenoch ruled out a deal, claiming that Reform has ‘quite a lot of Left-wing ideas’, while Mr Farage said in April it would be ‘highly undesirable’ while failing to rule it out completely. Despite their confidence about the party’s chances at the ballot box, the online poll of 850 Reform members found widespread fears about the obstacles Mr Farage would face in becoming Prime Minister. A new survey of Reform UK members has found that a massive 90 per cent believe the party should 'form a coalition or do a deal with the Conservatives' in the event of a hung parliament
