Reform Party morale ‘low’ following Tory influx

Do you want to join a party like Reform UK that breaks away from the Conservative-Labour duopoly of British politics?

If so, Reform MAY NOT be the party for you, as they’re increasingly more Tory than the Tories:

Was chatting to a Reform source earlier today.

They said morale in the party is “very low” among some members at the moment.

When I asked why, they said: “Too many Tories. None of them signed up to Tories 2.”

— Emily Price (@EPriceJourno) January 13, 2026

Fed up

Reform council leader Andrew Husband said that Reform UK defector Nadim Zahawi was not his “ideal choice”.

These people are looking at being Reform MP candidates only to see Farage giving slots away to failed Tories. pic.twitter.com/xfI7GtPsfP

— Gordon McIntosh ✨ #FBPE 🇪🇺 💙 (@Gordy_Mc1ntosh) January 12, 2026

As Maddison Wheeldon reported for the Canary:

Durham County Council leader Andrew Husband has responded to a post expressing dissatisfaction with Nadhim Zahawi’s controversial record as a Conservative MP. It would appear that figures within Reform UK are less than pleased about his recent defection. The original comment referenced Zahawi’s widely reported tax controversy, as well as his past accusations that Nigel Farage exhibits fascist tendencies.

Since then, the Tories 2.0… err, we mean ‘Reform’… have announced an absolute of avalanche of defections:

Welcome to Reform UK, Cllr Peter Hunt! ✅ pic.twitter.com/UQRYXnMgfg

— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) January 14, 2026

Welcome to Reform UK, Cllr Samantha Harvey! ✅ pic.twitter.com/BiCzvuEZie

— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) January 14, 2026

While it’s easy to dismiss every Reform UK supporter as a wrong ‘un, clearly some proportion of their support comes from people who are sick of Westminster failures. These people are noticing that Reform is set to be a ‘Rerun’ of the failed Tory years:

Has anyone told @Nigel_Farage that the author of the Online Safety Act was @NadineDorries who has now defected to Reform and was welcomed with open arms by Farage? https://t.co/NBSkzTdoCm

— Wolf 🐺 (@WorldByWolf) January 14, 2026

🚨🇬🇧 WATCH: REFORM SUPPORTER TURNS ON FARAGE OVER EX-TORY PICKS

A Reform member has called in furious over the party’s latest appointments, making it clear he will not vote for any former Tory imposed on his constituency.

He is saying what many supporters are thinking. Reform… pic.twitter.com/KrrnHTSbVZ

— British Intel (@TheBritishIntel) January 13, 2026

This blatant hypocrisy is so obvious that even the failing Labour Party are managing to dunk on Reform UK:

Reform UK is now just a jobs programme for desperate Tories.

Their newest starter owed almost £5 million in tax and charged the taxpayer to heat his stables. #ReformPonyClub pic.twitter.com/E4xViWUvKa

— Dr Marie Tidball MP (@MarieTidball) January 12, 2026

There’s another problem for Reform too. Currently, they’re holding together a coalition of people who are sick of the duopoly and — let’s face it — shameless racists. As an example of the animosity there, this woman was a founder of the Brexit Party (the precursor to Reform):

I will never vote for her for : she is not English and she is a Muslim. https://t.co/9IShOHTshY

— Catherine Blaiklock (@blaiklockBP) January 7, 2026

The end result will be splinter parties which are to Reform what Reform was supposed to be to the Tories. Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe has already threatened to start such a party, and he’s unimpressed with what’s been going on lately:

🚨"THE BRITISH PEOPLE DON'T WANT A REHASHED TORY PARTY"

Rupert Lowe weighs in on the state of Reform UK

Absolute shambles

Reform is not what it was supposed to be pic.twitter.com/Yp4uhzcmmE

— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) January 13, 2026

You’ve also got Advance UK, which was founded by another ex-Reform politician. Unlike the potential Lowe vehicle, Advance UK is already up and running:

You do not fix a broken system by recycling the people who built it. Voters can see straight through that.https://t.co/vp7ntT9hqG pic.twitter.com/rG1FvyZDKm

— Advance UK (@_AdvanceUK) January 14, 2026

The issue for Reform isn’t whether these parties can overtake them — it’s whether they can bleed their numbers enough to make them unelectable.

Reform could continue to do well between now and 2029, but when the next election rolls around, their base is unlikely to get on board if they see the party as a multicultural retirement home for ex-Tory scammers.

Conform

Given the amount of Conservatives joining Reform, we’ve advised they change their name to…

*DRUM ROLL*

…Conform:

With the amount of Tory defections to Reform just merge the parties and call it 'Conform'. https://t.co/LwaQBBNsgH

— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) January 12, 2026

See what we did there?

But seriously, Reform UK has more Tory rejects than the Sex Offenders Registry.

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