Some Tory MPs had reportedly called for Farage to be made ambassador to US in exchange for him not standing for Reform UK
have ruled out making any sort of pre-election pact with Nigel Farage in exchange for him not standing for Reform UK at the general election, saying: “We don’t do deals.”called on Downing Street to dismiss the mooted idea that Farage could be made the UK’s ambassador to Washington, risks angering Tory backbenchers, who are increasingly anxious at the likely impact of Reform on their re-election chances.
While Reform are already polling at up to 16%, only five points behind the Conservatives, under the leadership of Richard Tice, Tory strategists are known to be alarmed at the idea of Farage, who now has a mainly backseat role, becoming heavily involved in the election campaign. Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow paymaster general, had said Sunak “must rule out this dangerous and desperate deal that risks threatening international unity against Russian aggression and undermining vital support for Ukraine”.the west should consider negotiations with Russia over Ukraine, and is a noted supporter of Donald Trump, who has argued the same.
Asked if this meant Downing Street was ruling out both the specific idea of offering Farage the ambassadorial role, and any other sort of pre-election deal with him, the spokesperson said this was the case, adding: “We don’t do deals.”
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