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Reform Party morale ‘low’ following Tory influx

Nigel Farage, Nadim Zahawi, and a man with his head in his hands

Do you want to join a party like Reform UK that breaks away from the Conservative-Labour duopoly of British politics?

If so, Reform MAY NOT be the party for you, as they’re increasingly more Tory than the Tories:

Fed up

Reform council leader Andrew Husband said that Reform UK defector Nadim Zahawi was not his “ideal choice”.

As Maddison Wheeldon reported for the Canary:

Durham County Council leader Andrew Husband has responded to a post expressing dissatisfaction with Nadhim Zahawi’s controversial record as a Conservative MP. It would appear that figures within Reform UK are less than pleased about his recent defection. The original comment referenced Zahawi’s widely reported tax controversy, as well as his past accusations that Nigel Farage exhibits fascist tendencies.

Since then, the Tories 2.0… err, we mean ‘Reform’… have announced an absolute of avalanche of defections:

 

While it’s easy to dismiss every Reform UK supporter as a wrong ‘un, clearly some proportion of their support comes from people who are sick of Westminster failures. These people are noticing that Reform is set to be a ‘Rerun’ of the failed Tory years:

This blatant hypocrisy is so obvious that even the failing Labour Party are managing to dunk on Reform UK:

There’s another problem for Reform too. Currently, they’re holding together a coalition of people who are sick of the duopoly and — let’s face it — shameless racists. As an example of the animosity there, this woman was a founder of the Brexit Party (the precursor to Reform):

The end result will be splinter parties which are to Reform what Reform was supposed to be to the Tories. Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe has already threatened to start such a party, and he’s unimpressed with what’s been going on lately:

You’ve also got Advance UK, which was founded by another ex-Reform politician. Unlike the potential Lowe vehicle, Advance UK is already up and running:

The issue for Reform isn’t whether these parties can overtake them — it’s whether they can bleed their numbers enough to make them unelectable.

Reform could continue to do well between now and 2029, but when the next election rolls around, their base is unlikely to get on board if they see the party as a multicultural retirement home for ex-Tory scammers.

Conform

Given the amount of Conservatives joining Reform, we’ve advised they change their name to…

*DRUM ROLL*

…Conform:

See what we did there?

But seriously, Reform UK has more Tory rejects than the Sex Offenders Registry.

Featured image via Bergen County

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.