Ever since Rishi Sunak called a General Election on July 4, several Tories have come out and urged people not to vote for Reform, claiming that it enables a Labour win.
Jackie Doyle-Price, Conservative MP for Thurrock, wrote an opinion piece for GB News arguing this exact point.
She reiterated the point both the two main parties are making, that come July 5, either Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister.
She said: "Nigel Farage may add to the gaiety of the nation but he will never be Prime Minister.
"He will no doubt enjoy four weeks in sunny Clacton railing against immigrants and bashing the establishment but he will never do more than make a lot of noise.
"And for someone who claims to have Conservative values his campaign to take our votes will simply cede victory for Labour.
"The simple truth is that a vote for Reform will simply give more seats to Keir Starmer."
This comes as Tory social media advertisements warn voters of an impending Labour landslide.
Advertisements published since Friday have been urging people against voting for Reform and the Liberal Democrats, warning that backing those smaller parties could give Sir Keir Starmer a “massive majority”.
Another Tory ad said voting Lib Dem or Reform would “hand Keir Starmer a blank cheque” and leave “nobody holding [sic] to account on your behalf”.
Conservative ads in the past have also issued warnings such as "vote Reform, get Keir Starmer".
Ben Habib, co-deputy leader of Reform, attacked the ads, saying they showed “the Conservatives recognise they’ve lost the election and for them it is now about damage limitation”.
A Conservative party representative said: “The only thing we’ll concede is that a vote for any other party is a vote for Keir Starmer.”
This comes as a new poll has put Reform just one point behind the Tories, with 17 per cent of the vote.
The miniscule gap between the two blue parties has only grown closer in recent weeks - and, at current rates, they're heading for "inflection point": the moment Reform UK crosses the Tories in the polls for the very first time.
If the two parties' share of the votes is combined, it would reach 35 per cent, just three points lower than Labour, who according to the YouGov poll, sit on 38 per cent, having seen their ratings drop by eight points since the end of May.
With that in mind, do you think a vote for Reform is a vote for Labour? Have your say.
