The TUV boss claimed that the endorsement isn’t “compatible” with a conversation he had with Mr Farage just last week, after he became Reform’s latest leader. In a statement on Monday afternoon, Jim Allister said: “TUV entered an electoral arrangement with Reform UK in good faith. We have kept faith with that agreement.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. “The comments by Mr Farage today are, of course, disappointing and not compatible with the content of a conversation I had with him last week. “The endorsement that TUV seeks in this election is that of ordinary voters who know who has from the start told them the truth about the Union-dismantling Protocol, while the DUP tried to hoodwink them with false claims that they had got rid of the Irish Sea border.
” Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster yesterday Ian Paisley said he had built a relationship with Nigel Farage over many years. He would not say initially say precisely when the endorsement from Nigel Farage came. Advertisement Advertisement "I think it clears up some of the confusion about how Jim maybe oversold what he had”, he said.
Challenged on that point by presenter Declan Harvey, Mr Paisley said “It’s in tatters tonight. There isn’t a deal, I think that’s the bottom line. I notice what the electoral commission said at the weekend.
They said that the TUV – Reform label .
