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Nigel Farage’s Reform Party may have reached its popularity limit with voters, according to a leading pollster, as renewed calls for parties on the right to unite gather momentum. The startling revelation comes as support for Reform appears to be cooling, while the Conservatives are experiencing a slight uptick in the polls.

Recent polling data, reported on by the Daily Mail suggests that around 29 per cent of voters would back Reform in the next election , a notable drop from the party’s peak of 32 per cent. Meanwhile, the Conservatives are seeing a modest increase in support, with some 19 per cent of voters saying they would back the party, despite a string of high-profile defections to Reform.

Leading pollster Sir John Curtice has suggested that 32 per cent may be “the height of what Reform can achieve,” describing its vote as a “very, very niche market.” He also forecasts that both parties will eventually have to consider coming to “an accommodation” at the next election, but until then, they will continue to battle over voters as they compete to be the main party of the right.

Farage rules out pact with ‘dishonest people’

Reacting to Sir John’s analysis, Mr Farage branded the pollster “wrong on both counts,” rejecting the notion that Reform has hit its peak and may need to consider a pact. He firmly stated that there would be “no deal with dishonest people that don’t deserve our trust,” insisting that Reform is “still gaining solid support.”

The Conservatives have also ruled out any potential deal with Reform, with a spokesman for the Leader of the Opposition stating that “Kemi has been very clear there will never be a pact under her leadership. The Conservative Party doesn’t want to do a deal with a party that wants more government spending and more welfare.”

The pollster’s comments come amidst a renewed chorus of calls for the right to unite. Former Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg wrote in the Daily Mail that a combined Reform and Tory vote could exceed 40 per cent, potentially leading to a “thumping majority” against a “splintered Left” at the next general election. However, he also pointed out that personal ambition is “the biggest obstacle to a united Right in Britain today.”

Badenoch dismisses need for change in direction

Despite the growing calls for unity, Kemi Badenoch has poured cold water on suggestions that the Conservative Party must change direction.

Speaking to Conservative MPs, she affirmed that “We are the party of the right and we will always be a party of the right,” emphasising her commitment to returning the party to its core principles.

As the battle for right-wing voters intensifies, the question remains whether Reform and the Conservatives will continue to cannibalise each other’s vote, potentially paving the way for a Labour victory, or if they will eventually find common ground in the interest of the nation.