Reform bombshell: Kemi 'asked Boris to stand against Farage'

Reform bombshell: Kemi 'asked Boris to stand against Farage'

Author: The Telegraph September 3, 2026 Duration: 48:13

In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are at Day One of Reform UK’s party conference, where they spoke to honorary treasurer and entrepreneur Nick Candy, who made the explosive claim that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch had asked Boris Johnson to run as a candidate against Nigel Farage in the last Clacton by-election.


Elsewhere, Camilla and Tim sat down with Reform’s Danny Kruger, who was defiant about defecting to the party, declaring Reform was “what the Tory party always should have been”.


Meanwhile, Lee Anderson, the Reform MP for Ashfield, spoke to Camilla and Tim about his stance on holding a referendum on the death penalty, how Reform plans to overhaul the welfare system and why Labour voters who switched to the Conservatives in 2019’s election are prime targets for Reform today.


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Highlights:


  • Nick Candy reveals to Camilla & Tim that Kemi Badenoch asked Boris Johnson to run against Nigel Farage in the recent Clacton by-election, but he declined
  • Danny Kruger and Lee Anderson speak to Camilla and Tim at Day One of the Reform UK Party Conference

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