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Nigel Farage has said the UK could be friendly" with the EU but did not outline what kind of ties with the bloc his party would support, PA Media reports. PA says:

The Reform UK leader said that industrial collaboration" with the EU will give the UK less flexibility" to make a deal with the US.

His comments came in an interview on the Today programme after his party edged ahead of Labour to top a voting poll from YouGov for the first time.