1 hour ago London gets first Reform MP as Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory to defect in a week

The Romford MP said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party

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1 hour ago Tory shadow minister Andrew Rosindell defects to Reform just days after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage

Andrew Rosindell, who has been MP for Romford for almost 25 years and was Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, blamed the Conservatives' stance on Chagos for his decision.

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2 h. ago Romford MP Andrew Rosindell becomes latest Tory to defect to Reform

Veteran MP says ‘time to put country before party’ citing Conservative position on Chagos IslandsThe Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, the party has announced.Rosindell, the MP for Romford since 2001, said on X that he had joined the Conservative party at the age of 14, inspired by the principles advocated by Margaret Thatcher but that “the time has come to put country before party”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Blow for Badenoch as another Tory defector joins Farage’s Reform

It comes just days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s ranks, launching a blistering attack on his former party

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2 h. ago Another Tory shadow minister defects to Reform just days after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage

Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrew Rosindell has defected to Reform UK.

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2 h. ago Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week

He said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party.

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54 h. ago Reform UK’s London mayor candidate condemned for burqa stop and search remarks

Laila Cunningham accused of endangering Muslims after saying: ‘If you’re hiding your face, you’re hiding it for a criminal reason’Reform UK’s mayoral candidate for London has been accused of endangering Muslims after she said women wearing the burqa should be subject to stop and search.Laila Cunningham, who was announced as Reform’s candidate for the 2028 mayoral elections last week, said no one should cover their face “in an open society”, adding: “It has to be assumed that if you’re hiding your face, you’re hiding it for a criminal reason.” Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Ministers bid to quell alarm over Nigel Farage's vow to unveil a LABOUR defector to Reform next week

Reform have paraded two switchers from the Tories in recent days - first former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and then ex-leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick.

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59 h. ago Nigel Farage to attend Davos conference he derided as ‘jaunt’ for ‘globalists’

Reform UK leader due to appear at World Economic Forum next week

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3 d. ago Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

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3 d. ago Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK hours after he was sacked from Tory front bench

Mr Jenrick was kicked out the Tory party after 'irrefutable evidence' he was planning to defect

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3 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Badenoch urged to publish ‘irrefutable evidence’ Tory rival was about to defect

Reform leader Nigel Farage says ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

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3 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Kemi Badenoch kicks out Tory rival for ‘secret plot to defect’ to Reform

Reform leader Nigel Farage said ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

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3 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Kemi Badenoch removes Tory shadow minister for ‘plotting in secret to defect’

Reform leader Nigel Farage said ‘of course’ he has had conversations with senior Tory Robert Jenrick

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3 d. ago Robert Jenrick sacked from Tory shadow cabinet for ‘plotting’ to defect

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch removes former leadership rival as she battles to stem losses to Reform

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5 d. ago Reform drops to lowest popularity with voters in eight months amid new year poll surge in support for Kemi Badenoch's Tories

Reform is on 24 per cent, down two points in a week and four points ahead of the resurgent Conservatives(+2), a survey by YouGov revealed today.

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6 d. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in a country run by Nigel Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor has become the highest-profile politician to defect to Reform UK

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6 d. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in country run by Nigel Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor became the highest profile politician to defect to Reform UK on Monday

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6 d. ago Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in country run by Farage

The controversial former Tory chancellor became the highest profile politician to defect to Reform UK on Monday

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6 d. ago John Swinney 'not serious' about independence, claims Reform's Scottish leader

Malcolm Offord, a millionaire businessman and former donor to the Conservatives, is expected to be announced this week as the first Reform UK leader in Scotland.

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