Nigel Farage has said Reform UK is open to entering into an alliance with Restore Britain, despite ongoing public feuds between the two far-right parties.

Restore leader Rupert Lowe posted a video on X on Monday calling for a pact to “destroy” the left.

“I truly believe there could be sufficient common ground for our two movements to cooperate collectively, destroy the looming leftwing alliance that will finish off what hope remains for this country,” he said.

“In my view, failing to even try because of our own personal difficulties is simply not an option. Now is the time to put our differences aside and cooperate for the good of the country that we all love.”

The two parties then began feuding, with Farage claiming in a press conference that Lowe had not replied to an offer of a call and Lowe branding this a “lie”. But both leaders said they remained open to a potential deal.

Lowe’s offer comes after his party outperformed the Conservatives to secure 8.7% of the first preference vote in the Greater Manchester mayoral election, in which Reform came second to Labour.

Neal Lawson, director of the cross-party thinktank Compass, said: “Reform as the media-friendly face and Restore the even more radical little brother of right-wing populism is something that should alarm everyone of progressive stripes in this country.

“It proves that now, more than ever, is the time to galvanise Britain’s progressive majority. If we don’t use this time to build a long-lasting plural politics then the backlash of the right will ensure the next chance we get is far too late.”

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