Two key figures, adored and detested by their respective tribes in equal measure, will make life harder for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
Two polarising political figures, both on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, had long threatened to cast a shadow over the UK’s general election.
There had been fears among senior Tory officials that Reform would bleed sufficient votes from the Conservatives to rob the party of several seats in the ballot.contestant, said the choice between Labour and the Conservatives in the UK was “uninspiring, and only Reform have the radical agenda that is needed to end decline in this country”.
Sunak has ruled out a deal with Reform UK to try and keep him in power and said on Thursday he was “not really focused on personalities elsewhere” when asked about Farage’s decision not to stand.Corbyn, 74, who led the Labour Party between 2015 and 2020, is expected to announce that he is standing against Labour as an independent candidate in his north London constituency.
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