Former Reform UK MEP Ben Habib had previously launched a legal challenge against the NI Protocol alongside TUV leader Jim Allister in February 2021.

The DUP MP for East Antrim, Sammy Wilson, highlighted this in a critical statement following the formation of the alliance, which he described as "absurd" and "self-destructive".

[3] The TUV applied to run candidates as "TUV/Reform UK" on ballot papers for the July 2024 general election, but this was rejected by the Electoral Office.

Farage subsequently distanced himself from the alliance, and on 10 June, indicated that the pact would come to an end with his endorsement of DUP MPs Ian Paisley Jr and Sammy Wilson.

[5] Allister stated that the TUV had entered the alliance in "good faith", and that Farage's move went against a previous conversation they had a week prior.