REFORM will win “350 to 400 seats” at the next election, the party’s chairman insisted today.
Zia Yusuf claimed his outfit will secure a landslide victory in 2029, obliterating Labour across the country.
Mr Yusuf told the BBC: “We will win between 350 and 400 members of parliament.”
It comes after a bombshell poll by YouGov this week found that for the first time, Nigel Farage is the most popular choice for PM in Britain.
Meanwhile, Reform stormed to victory in three of six town hall by-elections held on Friday.
The party took over two seats on Medway town hall and one in Tendring council in Mr Farage’s Clacton constituency.
Mr Yusuf said: “The turquoise wave is a ray of sunshine amidst the dark skies of this Labour government.
“You are giving the British people hope.”
On Thursday Robert Jenrick opened the door to a Tory-Reform deal after Mr Farage’s party topped the national poll.
But he was swiftly slapped down by Tory chiefs, who scrambled to put out a statement distancing the party from any pact.
The Shadow Justice Secretary refused to rule out an alliance with Farage weeks after Kemi Badenoch made clear she would never work with him.
The Tory leader had declared last month: “Nigel Farage says he wants to destroy the Conservative Party. Why on earth would we merge with that?”
Mr Jenrick expressed a different opinion from Ms. Badenoch’s firm stance, mentioning that Reform has repeatedly stated they don’t want to cooperate. Additionally, Kemi has also expressed her reluctance to engage in collaboration.
When Mr Jenrick appeared on the Never Mind The Ballots show, he kept the possibility of future cooperation open. He emphasized the importance for the Tories to regain the support of disillusioned right-wing voters.
Even though Ms. Badenoch’s former leadership rival reiterated that Reform, as well as Kemi, have no intention of cooperating, Mr Jenrick’s perspective seems to leave some room for potential collaboration.
Mr Jenrick added: “My whole mission is to bring home all the small-c conservatives in this country back to the Conservative Party. We should be their natural home. We’re not at the moment, because of the mistakes we made in office. It can be done.”
