Rees-Mogg's call for Tories to step aside for Reform UK faces criticism as right-wing parties fracture
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Willem Moore
Summary
Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged the Conservative Party to step aside for Reform UK in the Makerfield by-election, arguing that the right needs to unite to prevent Labour from winning. However, the article argues this strategy is flawed because Reform UK aims to replace the Tories entirely, not cooperate with them. The piece also provides context that Reform UK emerged because the Tories failed to deliver on their hardline rhetoric, and now Reform itself is losing votes to the even further-right Restore party for similar reasons.
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bskyRees-Mogg's call for Tories to step aside for Reform UK faces criticism as right-wing parties fracturethecanary.coKey quotes
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Reform exist because Tories failed to follow through on their supremacist rhetoric; now Reform is losing votes to Restore for the same reason
The problem with his argument is that Reform seemingly wants to replace the Tories, and so any attempt to work with them will just benefit Farage
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