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Nigel Farage has suggested Reform UK could merge with the defeated Tories after the general election - as he dropped the strongest hint yet he will return to frontline politics.

The former UKIP leader, who has since founded Reform UK, again refused to rule out another bid to become an MP despite admitting his current life is 'pretty good'.

Reform UK are currently led by businessman Richard Tice and have gained ground in recent weeks on the Tories.

The insurgent party has also recently seen ex-Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson defect to their ranks.

Many Tory MPs fear, should Mr Farage return as Reform leader, he could turbocharge the party's general election campaign and help deliver a Conservative wipeout.

In a new interview, Mr Farage - currently Reform's honorary president - even raised the prospect of a 'reverse take over' of the defeated Tories by Reform following the general election.

He pointed to the example of Canadian politics in the 1990s, when a similarly-named Reform Party exploited discontent with the mainstream centre-right party.

Mr Farage has previously urged unity on the right of British politics and admitted he and Tory MPs such as Sir Jacob Rees Mogg will some day 'have to be in the same party'.