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A Reform UK spokesman said the party had "no intention of forming coalitions or pacts with the Tories", saying they "broke Britain".

Both sides have also expressed a renewed interest in a defence and security pact amid the war in Ukraine.

When asked, Farage refused to rule out any kind of post-electoral pact with the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.

The Conservative leader has always ruled out an electoral pact with Reform UK, arguing that Nigel Farage's party is seeking to destroy the Tories.

The legally binding pact reached early on Wednesday came after three years of talks between member states.