Labour leader Keir Starmer will get another leg up towards election victory - as the right wing Reform party unveils plans to split the Tory vote.
Leader Richard Tice says he will field candidates in 600 seats after standing aside for the Tories at the 2019 General Election.
He tells GB News’ Gloria de Piero: “We’re going to stand candidates everywhere.
“The Tories have ruined the economy. They haven’t done Brexit properly. Our public services are in a state.They’ve had their chance and they’ve blown it. They’ve messed up.”
Reform UK is now riding at around 9% in the polls and although they are unlikely to get a single MP they could ruin the chances of many Conservatives becoming one.
The party emerged from the ashes of the Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage in 2019. Mr Farage is president of the new group.
Last week a senior Tory jumped ship to Reform and Mr Tice claims they are in discussions with other councillors and MPs about defecting.
Cllr David White resigned as the Conservative South Yorkshire area chairman and will be standing for Reform at local elections in May.
As Labour maintains its lead of around 20% over the Tories pollsters are predicting a Tory wipeout.
Even Cabinet ministers Jeremy Hunt and Dominic Raab could lose their seats, according to polling expert Sir John Curtice.
He added: “On current polls the Conservatives would lose half of its MPs.”
- The full interview with Richard Tice is broadcast at 6pm on Gloria Meets on GB News
