It’s fair to say that Theresa May’s decision to indulge in cross-party talks with Labour have not gone down well with Brexiteers in her party so far. This itself is no surprise, the talks involve two very unpalatable things for Tory MPs: working with Jeremy Corbyn, and adding a customs union to the Withdrawal Agreement (which would prevent the UK striking new trade deals).
But it appears Tory Brexiteers have not given up on unusual coalitions altogether. Last night the Tory MP Crispin Blunt was on Newsnight, and reflecting on the party’s disastrous polling ahead of the European elections, called for the Tories to ‘reinvent ourselves properly as a Brexit party’. When asked about the actual Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage, which will probably also stand candidates in any general election, Blunt went one step further and suggested that the Tories should come to an ‘electoral arrangement’ with Farage to make sure Brexit happens:
‘In my judgment, we are going to have to come to an accommodation with the Brexit party.
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