If the two parties together win 40-45% of the vote (totally possibly under the current polling) then that is absolutely a tantalising prospect for a merged party under FPTP.A party of 50 has no reason to merge with a party of 3, one of whom was sacked for being a cunt. Bringing in Farage would lose them as many voters as it gained imo. They'd leak 'one nation' types to the Lib Dems. The Tories have a significant chunk reluctantly voting for them despite the move right, as have Labour. Moving further right will just disenfranchise the the small c Conservative peeps
Just Farage I think, even 30p Lee is second favourite to LabourReform will get 3 seats maximum though. They'll be noisy, but powerless