En el Reino Unido, el movimiento MAGA se ha estado aliando con el Partido Reformista, populista y de extrema derecha, que desprecia vehementemente al Partido Conservador británico de una manera muy similar a como MAGA desprecia a los conservadores tradicionales en Estados Unidos. Reform UK, liderado por Nigel Farage, surgió del Brexit Party y logró entrar en Westminster en las elecciones generales de julio de 2024 con cinco escaños, incluido el de Farage en Clacton, y desde entonces algunas encuestas nacionales han situado al partido por delante tanto de Labour como de los Conservadores. La ex secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca Karine Jean-Pierre analiza esta alianza MAGA-Reform en un artículo para el i Paper del Reino Unido, y sostiene que constituye una grave "advertencia" sobre la capacidad de la extrema derecha para explotar la amplia "frustración" y el descontento.

Jean-Pierre, una liberal que sirvió en la administración Biden después de que Jen Psaki —ahora presentadora de MS NOW— dejara el cargo de secretaria de prensa, escribe que los votantes de ambos lados del Atlántico se han vuelto políticamente desorientados. Su propia trayectoria le da al argumento un matiz personal: después de ocupar el podio desde mayo de 2022 hasta enero de 2025, abandonó públicamente el Partido Demócrata y se registró como independiente, describiendo esa ruptura en su libro "Independent." "Since leaving the White House in 2025 with Donald Trump returning to power, I have spent the past two years listening to people who feel politically unanchored," explica. "Voters in the United States and the United Kingdom are turning to movements that promise simple answers to complicated problems because they no longer believe the major parties see what they see or feel what they feel. The appeal of Reform, Restore and fringe MAGA figures grows out of that frustration, and the links between Nigel Farage and American political voices show how these narratives travel across borders and feed the same fears."

Although Jean-Pierre is highly critical of MAGA and Reform in her i Paper article, she emphasizes that the "frustration" these movements are trying to use to their advantage is quite real. "After more than 15 years working in U.S. politics, including service to two presidents and most recently as White House press secretary," she warns, "I have watched how quickly trust erodes when institutions fall behind the pressures people face. I sat in senior-level briefings where immigration, border security and crime were not abstractions but daily operational challenges."

Jean-Pierre also points to far-right MAGA Republican and "War Room" host Steve Bannon, who often describes himself as a "Leninist" — not because he favors communism, but because he embraces Soviet Union leader Vladimir Lenin's view that it is necessary to destroy in order to create. She notes Bannon's alliance with Farage and identifies "disruption rather than governance" as a key goal of MAGA and its UK counterparts. That alliance has a documented history: Bannon, who served as chief strategist in Trump's first White House before returning to his media operation, has spent years cultivating European nationalist contacts, and Farage has repeatedly addressed American conservative gatherings such as CPAC.

"Movements like Reform UK and Rupert Lowe's breakaway party, Restore Britain, have stepped into that space with messages that feel direct and uncomplicated," Jean-Pierre observes. "They speak to voters who believe the country has lost control of its borders and who worry that national identity is slipping away. In the U.S., fringe MAGA voices push a similar story. They argue that institutions have failed and that only disruption can restore order. These groups do not operate in isolation. They borrow from one another, repeat one another and amplify one another…. The major parties do not need better slogans. They need to rebuild trust by addressing the underlying issues that have pushed voters away."

Jean-Pierre continues, "They need to modernize immigration systems, strengthen border management and speak honestly about crime and public safety. They need to reconnect with the realities people face and show they understand the pressures shaping daily life. If they do not, the political landscape on both sides of the Atlantic will continue to shift toward movements that thrive on fear rather than on solutions. And voters will continue to look for answers in places the major parties never expected."