Reform MPs are now talking up civil war

Many see Reform UK as a toxic party which preys on people’s worries to promote division. Now, one of their MPs is talking up the idea of the most divisive outcome of all – Civil War:

🚨 NEW: Reform UK MP Danny Kruger says a British civil war is possible if they don’t win the next general election

“If we don’t win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country”

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— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) February 24, 2026

Reform and civil war

Sienna Rodgers conducted the interview with Kruger for Politics Home. Noting that Kruger is good friends with Dominic Cummings, Rodgers wrote:

Cummings has warned that Britain is sliding towards civil war, claiming that we are “only random viral posts away from riots and prairie fires getting out of control”. Does Kruger agree?

“Yeah,” he replies. The left portrays Reform as “rabble-rousers” who incite division, which could become violence. “The total opposite is the case. The only chance of unity for our country is Reform,” the MP continues. “If we don’t win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country.”

Let’s be real; when politicians talk up violence like this, they’re doing it to rile up the most agitated elements in their base.

People responded to Kruger as follows:

More yank nonsense but extremely dangerous language nonetheless and shocking that an MP would even think about saying this. It’s hard to be hopeful about the UK. https://t.co/LgTS2cz1rt

— cez (@cezthesocialist) February 24, 2026

Absolute disgrace this, threatening that if people don’t vote Reform UK there will be civil unrest.

Can’t win based on policies because they are so vague that they have to resort to fear. https://t.co/Fd7O8pzOMl

— Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) February 24, 2026

Is his opinion of the people he represents really that low? https://t.co/edKs7lM9DT

— Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola (@Frances_Coppola) February 24, 2026

Rich men’s wars

The piece from Sienna Rogers is worth a read, anyway, featuring stuff like the following:

His own attention is geared towards the Civil Service, which will see a major headcount reduction under Reform plans. Kruger sets out a private sector-style vision: more people brought in from the outside; ‘high-flyers’ better-paid, with a performance-related element; some recruited for short periods, say six months, to work on a specific task.

Reform will prioritise “people with actual domain expertise” over “these posh generalists who float about from department to department making policy at the moment”, says the Eton-educated MP some would describe as a posh generalist himself.

Why is it always the rich who talk up wars they know they won’t have to fight?

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