11 h. ago Nadhim Zahawi ‘begged for Tory peerage' before defection to Reform, Tories claim

Stinging reponse from Conservatives after former chancellor announced his defection to Reform UK on Monday

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11 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Reform is starting to look like a proper government in waiting

Whatever you think of Nadhim Zahawi's defection from the Tories to Reform, it's certainly the most significant yet.

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13 h. ago 19 Tories join Reform as Farage's party earns new 'disgraced' nickname

Reform UK has been branded a 'retirement home for disgraced former Conservative ministers' - The Mirror takes a look at all the big names who have defected to Reform.

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13 h. ago Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say

Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch’s team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairsUK politics live – latest updatesNadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.The former chancellor asked Kemi Badenoch’s top team for a seat in the House of Lords but was rebuffed because he had been sacked as Tory chair in 2023 over his tax affairs. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’

Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chairman in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs

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14 h. ago Nadhim Zahawi says Britain 'is sick' and under threat from 'radical Islamists' as he abandons Tories to join Nigel Farage in Reform

The Iraq-born politician and businessman was all smiles as he posed alongside Nigel Farage, despite having once said he would be 'frightened' to live in a country run by him.

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16 h. ago Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as more Tories announce move

Here is a list of politicians who have recently defected to Reform UK

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16 h. ago Who is Nadhim Zahawi? The child refugee who rose to become Tory chancellor and has now defected to Reform

At a press conference in London, the ex-Tory Party chairman said Britain ‘really does need Nigel Farage as prime minister’

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17 h. ago Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform in Nigel Farage’s biggest coup yet

The former Tory chancellor has become the latest former Boris Johnson ally to join Farage’s party

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18 h. ago Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform in Nigel Farage’s biggest scalp yet

The former Tory chancellor has become the latest former Boris Johnson ally to join Farage’s party

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18 h. ago Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK: Former Chancellor becomes highest ranking Tory to make switch to Nigel Farage's party

Former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi today defected to Reform, becoming the most high-profile former Tory to join Nigel Farage's Party.

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23 h. ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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3 d. ago Greens could join pact with Labour to stop Farage – but only if Starmer is replaced as leader, Polanski says

Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’

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5 d. ago Dismal reading for Labour as latest UK poll sees them drop behind Tories and Reform pull further ahead

At a UK election Labour would slump to just six seats in Wales, new polling projection shows

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5 d. ago ANOTHER poll shows Labour in third behind Reform and Tories as Starmer allies turn on 'idiot' rebels ahead of first New Year PMQs

Research by More in Common put the party in third place on just 19 per cent, down two points since before Christmas.

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5 d. ago Fresh humiliation for Starmer as Labour falls into third place after new year relaunch flounders

A More in Common poll has put Labour down two points on 19 per cent behind both Reform and the Tories

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6 d. ago Labour hits record low in London with Tories 4th behind Greens and Reform, new poll

Labour hits record low in London with Tories 4th behind Greens and Reform, new poll  London Evening Standard

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6 d. ago Labour hits new record low in London with Tories pushed into fourth place behind Greens and Reform, poll finds

EXCLUSIVE: Just 31% of Londoners now say they would vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party, according to a Savanta survey, down from 43% at the 2024 General Election

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1 week ago Grooming gang members convicted of child rape will be jailed for the rest of their lives under Reform government

Nigel Farage's party has vowed to impose mandatory whole life sentences on adults convicted of child rape if it wins the next election.

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1 week ago 10 Reform UK policies from Nigel Farage that would clobber Scots

Mr Farage's Reform UK party lead in the polls, but critics say their policies would slap the UK with spending cuts, NHS changes and mass deportations

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