Canada foreshadows the hidden economic dangers of a U.K. Tory-Reform deal

The Progressive Conservative-Canadian Alliance merger helped bring about crucial errors in this country’s economic policy that shouldn’t be repeated overseas.

Enthusiasts eyeing a merger between the parties led by Reform UK’s Nigel Farage, left, and the U.K. Conservative’s Kemi Badenoch should ponder the risks of helping Reform shape the U.K.’s economic policy, writes Michael Huenefeld. Photographs courtesy of Gage Skidmore and U.K. House of Commons

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HUENEFELD

August 19, 2026

Andy Burnham's arrival as the United Kingdom’s prime minister has breathed new life into the Labour Party. This will intensify debate on a possible deal

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