Nigel Farage warns he could still join election battle as he mocks Rishi Sunak's 'farcical' launch - with fears Reform UK will gift Labour victory by splitting right-wing vote

Nigel Farage mocked Rishi Sunak's 'farcical' rain-soaked predetermination motorboat contiguous amid fears his Reform insurgents volition divided the right-wing vote.

The Brexit champion said the PM had chosen governmental 'suicide' by gambling connected a July 4 date, branding the Tories 'Big State liberals'.

He said the ballot volition beryllium 'deliverance day' for the state - but again stopped abbreviated of saying whether helium volition marque a instrumentality to the governmental beforehand line. 

Instead Mr Farage said helium volition 'think about' his plans, suggesting Mr Sunak had gone aboriginal to forestall Reform from getting acceptable for the contest. 

Anxiety has been increasing successful Tory ranks astir the imaginable of Reform gifting Keir Starmer triumph by tempting earthy supporters away.

The enactment has been registering supra 10 per cent successful polls, perchance capable to doom important fig of Conservative MPs - though experts judge they volition not beryllium capable to triumph immoderate seats. 

Richard Tice is presently person of Reform, but Mr Farage founded the enactment and has been mulling a comeback for months. 

The timing of the canvass successful the summertime means helium mightiness find it easier to campaign, arsenic it is earlier the US predetermination wherever helium volition beryllium stumping for Donald Trump. 

Speaking to GB News, wherever is simply a presenter, Mr Farage said: 'I deliberation the timing of this wide predetermination has rather a batch to bash with me.

'He (Mr Sunak) was scared. He'd heard rumours - existent oregon not, he'd heard rumours - that I was going to spell into the frontline governmental fray, and if helium gave maine a six-month tally against the worst astir insincere Conservative premier curate successful history, against the astir boring location enactment impermanent arsenic person of the Labour enactment … I deliberation Reform was a precise large origin successful this decision.'

He added that Mr Sunak had 'chosen termination implicit obliteration', and was apt to beryllium near with 150-180 seats, compared to 50 if helium waited different six months.

Mr Farage has antecedently stressed that helium volition not beryllium joining the Tories, contempt a 'very sweet' proposition from Liz Truss that helium would beryllium welcome.

After an bonzer time of rumours, Mr Sunak took a monolithic gamble by announcing the day arsenic Thursday, July 4 - despite Labour being miles up successful the polls. 

As his suit became drenched, and with protesters playing the New Labour anthem of 'Things Can Only Get Better' successful the background, Mr Sunak pointed to ostentation being 'back to normal' and insisted helium was 'stopping the boats'. 

'The question present is however and who bash you spot to crook that instauration into a unafraid future... present is the infinitesimal for Britain to determine its future,' helium said. 

Underling planetary threats from Russia and China, Mr Sunak portrayed himself arsenic the harmless prime for voters. 'On July 5, either Sir Keir Starmer oregon I volition beryllium premier minister. He has shown clip and clip again that helium volition instrumentality the casual mode retired and bash thing to get power,' helium said.

'If helium was blessed to wantonness each the promises helium made to go Labour person erstwhile helium got the job, however tin you cognize that helium won't bash precisely the aforesaid happening if helium were to go premier minister?'

Minutes later, Sir Keir responded with his ain connection saying helium welcomed 'a infinitesimal the state needs and has been waiting'.

'A accidental to alteration for the amended your future, your community, your country,' helium said.