Former home secretary, Suella Braverman, has urged the Tories to embrace Nigel Farage in the upcoming general election.
Ms Braverman said that it was time to "unite the right" and that there was "not much difference" between Reform UK's policies and those of the Tories'.
Last week Nigel Farage announced he would be standing as an MP and lead Reform for the next five years. The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader claimed he did not want to let his supporters down.
Polling for The Times and Times Radio found that voters who backed the Conservatives in 2019 trusted Mr Farage over Rishi Sunak on immigration and the NHS, highlighting the potential damage the Reform leader is doing for Mr Sunak and his party.
Ms Braverman said: "I would welcome Nigel into the Conservative party. There's not much difference really between him and many of the polices that we stand for.
"We are a broad church, we should be a welcoming party and an inclusive party and if someone is supportive of the party, that's a precondition and they want Conservatives to get elected then they should we welcomed."
Meanwhile, the prime minister will return to his campaign trail today after enduring intense criticism over the weekend for leaving D-Day early.
Despite his closest allies defending Mr Sunak on Sunday saying he "deeply regrets" his decision, Mr Farage accused the prime minister of being "utterly disconnected by class and by privilege."
As senior Tory members begin discussing the future of the party, Mr Farage insists that Reform could be the main opposition to Labour.