The Daily T Farage’s No 10 lineup: dream team or Tories 2.0?
Feb 17, 2026
Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary and now Reform UK's shadow education minister, outlines plans for a patriotic curriculum and repeal of the Equality Act. She discusses free schools, grammar expansion and redefining protected characteristics. Short, direct takes on education reform, equalities law and how those changes would affect public services and protections.
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Game-Show Set With Quirky Lighting
- The launch used turquoise lighting, raised lecterns and spotlights that sometimes left Farage awkwardly lit.
- Tim and Camilla compared the set to a game show and praised the creativity of event producer Aaron Lobo.
Polls Show Strength But Coalitions Complicate Outcome
- Polling shows Reform around 25–32% but the left could form a 'progressive alliance', making coalition math unpredictable.
- Farage dismissed some rival polls as push polls while the party remains sensitive about vote-splitting risks.
Avoid Immediate By-Elections
- Reform insisted defecting MPs need not trigger immediate by-elections and will keep serving constituents until the next general election.
- Nigel Farage advised avoiding by-elections to focus resources on the wider campaign rather than seats vacated by defections.