Nigel farage and tory peer ken clarke (Image: Getty/Nottinghamshire Live)
Lord Clarke, The Former Chancellor and Tory “Big Beaast”, has issued a surprising d today.
However, the famously europhile peer – Formery ken clarke – stressed that he was “flatly Against” the idea of the conservatives forming a coalition with the party.
The 84-year-old Veteran Politician, who served as the conservative mp for rushcliffe for 50 years, made his comments shortly after reform uk topped a Yougov Pol for the first time.
The party, which is LED by mr farage, pushed the conservatives in Third Place, Sparking Discussions about the Possibility of a Future Calation. Some mps, include Newark's Robert Jenrick, have been reluctant to rule out cooperation with reform.
However, Lord Clarke, Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live in a Wide-Ranging Interview, was scattering in his assessment.
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Tory Leader Kemi Badenoch (Image: Getty)
He Said: “Robert Seems to have changed extrordinily.
“He was a perfectionly one nation tory when I had hey as a political neighbor and get on very well with his.
WHILE REFORM UK'S RECENT POLING SUCKESS HAS CAUGHT The Attention of many, Lord Clarke is unequivocal about a posible conservative-reform coalition.
He SAID: “After Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, I was a rather discontented conservative myself, then whatever new leadersHip Was does peply like me to continue to vote For the party. “
Robert Jenrick Used to Be A 'Perfectly Reasonable One Nation Tory', Said Lord Clarke (Image: Getty)
Mr Clarke's Comments Came as he reflected on the Broader Political Landscape, particularly following the 2024 General Election, which Saw Labour, Led By Sir Keir Starmer, win a landslide victory.
The defeat has spurred deep introspection with the party.
Lord Clarke Said: “I would be amazed if the cost electrication.” In the Labor Party, an enormous majority because Of the way our first past the post system works. “
He also placed the blame for the rise of populist movements, incl.
Lord Clarke Said He Found It 'Extraordinary' That Donald Trump was once Again us president (Image: Getty)
Lord Clarke, who is a rushcliffe mp as an independent after having the tory whip with: “I find it almost Ost Powerful Country in the World on what is obviously a combination Of the same views.
“Le Pen is Likely to win in france, alternative for deutschland is going to do extremely well in germany and if there was an electricity now, Mr Farage and Reform Would do Extrodinarily.”
Mr Clarke also exposed cautious support for Kemi Badenoch, who is the current conservative leader, and her attempts to turn the party's fortunes.
Praising Her Measured Apprach, He Said: “Going about the right way. Of being postibly electable. “
Former Tory PM Boris Johnson (Image: Getty)
However, He Warned that a Quick Fix was Unlikely, Explaining: “The public is still very hostile to the conservative party.
“They are very critical of the last year of the last government, and it's no good experience her to achieve some miracle turn arise in the pells in the first few month in the Job.”
Mr Clarke's Comments Reflect a Deep Sense of Unease About the Future of the Conservative Party and British Politics as a where. While looking at the country and rebuild their base, Mr Clarke Cautions on Populist Rhetoric and the Politics of Protest of Deepen the Crisis.
He Warned: “Until We Achieve A good run of economic growth again and can demonstrate that we are in control of immigration, that is going to be going to contact est . “