Nigel Farage has said he is "open-minded" about holding talks with Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain over a potential pact to "unite the Right", revealing he had reached out to his rival, even as the two parties' leaders traded insults. However, Farage made clear he would not agree to any deal that required Reform UK to drop defectors who had previously been members of the Conservative Party, a sticking point that highlights the difficulty of reconciling competing right-wing movements ahead of future elections.

The disagreement centres on Restore Britain's apparent demand that Reform ditch former Tory defectors as a condition of any electoral pact, a demand Farage has rejected outright. Despite the public sniping between the two leaders, Farage's willingness to explore talks suggests both sides recognise the potential benefits of avoiding a split in the right-wing vote, even as personal and policy differences continue to stand in the way of a formal agreement.