Tories Mull Embracing Farage to Woo Voters Despite Risks of Deepening Divisions
• Liz Truss suggested bringing Farage into the Conservative fold to "help turn the country around" as Tories struggle in polls • Farage led UKIP and Brexit campaign; quit frontline politics in 2021 but maintains public profile • Some Tories believe Farage could win back defecting Tory voters supporting his Reform UK party • Strategists warn embracing Farage risks losing moderate Tory voters and further dividing the party • Focus groups show Farage still popular with some voters; Tories may continue considering him with election looming