Nigel Farage says he and Tories such as Jacob Rees-Mogg 'will have to be in the same party at some point' as he urges right-wing unity - but only after the general election

Nigel Farage today urged unity on the right of British politics as he admitted he and Tory MPs such as Sir Jacob Rees Mogg will some day 'have to be in the same party'. Nigel Farage today urged unity on the right of British politics as he admitted he and Tory MPs such as Sir Jacob Rees Mogg will some day 'have to be in the same party' Sir Jacob, the former business secretary, recently spoke at the launch of a new Tory faction known as 'Popular Conservatism' - an event that was also attended by Mr Farage There has been fresh guesswork about Mr Farage's political future in recent weeks after he attended the launch of a new Tory faction known as 'Popular Conservatism'. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World At One this afternoon, Mr Farage - who is Reform's honorary president - conceded he and Tory right-wingers such as Sir Jacob should be in the same party. Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden warned that Reform splitting the right-wing vote would hand Labour the general election Mr Holden raised fears about the strong showing from Reform UK, swiping that Mr Farage and Richard Tice 'want' Keir Starmer to get the keys to No10 Sir Keir Starmer was jubilant today after securing two more by-election victories Mr Sunak is under renewed pressure to bring forward tax cuts and more traditional right-wing policies in the wake of the Tories' latest meltdown in Wellingborough and Kingswood.