2 h. ago 11 Tory MPs on defection watch list over fears more could join Farage’s Reform

Senior figures within the Conservatives are concerned that Robert Jenrick’s defection could trigger others to follow

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3 h. ago 'Traitors' politics: Minister's warning as Farage teases Labour defection to Reform after Jenrick joins from Tories

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Reform UK was a ‘Right-wing project’ despite Nigel Farage’s party attracting a significant number of Labour voters

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3 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says she is '100% confident' there won't be more major defections to Reform as she trades blows with Robert Jenrick over his 'lies'

Kemi Badenoch dismissed the prospect of any more of her shadow cabinet switching sides as she mocked Nigel Farage for 'doing my Spring cleaning'.

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3 h. ago Robert Jenrick latest: New Reform MP claims defection will ‘unite the right’ after Badenoch brands him a ‘liar’

The Conservative leader said Nigel Farage’s party was ‘taking away’ her problems by welcoming Robert Jenrick

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4 h. ago Jenrick says he hopes his defection to Reform UK will ‘unite the right’ after Badenoch says he ‘tells a lot of lies’ – UK politics live

Reform UK’s newest MP said he made the decision to leave the Tories over Christmas‘Enough already’: Jenrick’s defection gets mixed reception from Reform membersKemi Badenoch said Robert Jenrick is now “Nigel Farage’s problem” and that he creates “instability” wherever he goes.The Conservative party leader told the Press Association that Tories who supported Jenrick feel “betrayed” he has joined Reform UK.Absolutely, he’s Nigel Farage’s problem. Now he and his acolytes are people who create instability wherever they go, and they can go do that in Reform.They are a party that is just about people who want drama and intrigue - the public, quite frankly, are sick of this. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Traitors' politics: Minister's warning as Farage teases Labour defection to Reform after Jenrick joins party from Tories

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Reform UK was a ‘Right-wing project’ despite Nigel Farage’s party attracting a significant number of Labour voters

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4 h. ago Farage has done my spring cleaning, says Badenoch after Jenrick defection

The Conservative leader said Reform are ‘taking people who are repeatedly sacked from government’.

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4 h. ago Tories ‘getting act together’ after Jenrick defection, says Badenoch

Conservative leader thanks Reform’s Nigel Farage for doing her ‘spring cleaning’ for her

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5 h. ago Mystic Nigel has seen the future: a country run by his cabinet of taxidermied Tories | Marina Hyde

By welcoming ‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick into the fold, the Reform seer is embracing the uniparty chaos he claimed to be seeing offLike a 1970s rust-belt serial killer, Nigel Farage is painstakingly assembling around him the political corpses of Boris Johnson’s final, terrible cabinet. Think about it. You never see Reform’s defectors after the initial unveiling press conference, and I’m beginning to wonder what happens to them. I think Nigel amateurishly embalms them or stuffs them with horsehair and sackcloth, then seats them round a “cabinet” table in his cellar, where they all silently agree with him at all times, and never interrupt him.But look, I’m prepared to consider more outlandish fan theories too, particularly after the sheer farce of Robert Jenrick’s defection on Thursday. If Nigel’s sloppy-seconding carries on at this rate, the Reform/Conservative party differentiation is going to feel a lot like it did when Bucks Fizz factionalised and split, then mounted rival tours of the U...

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5 h. ago Badenoch says you ‘can’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth’ after Jenrick defection – UK politics live

Badenoch said ‘Nigel Farage is doing my spring cleaning for me’ by ‘taking away my problems’‘Not so clever after all’: how Jenrick was ejected before he defectedKemi Badenoch said Robert Jenrick is now “Nigel Farage’s problem” and that he creates “instability” wherever he goes.The Conservative party leader told the Press Association that Tories who supported Jenrick feel “betrayed” he has joined Reform UK.Absolutely, he’s Nigel Farage’s problem. Now he and his acolytes are people who create instability wherever they go, and they can go do that in Reform.They are a party that is just about people who want drama and intrigue - the public, quite frankly, are sick of this. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Robert Jenrick latest: Badenoch brands Tory defector a ‘liar’ in blistering attack on Farage’s new MP

The Conservative leader said Nigel Farage’s party was ‘taking away’ her problems by welcoming Robert Jenrick

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6 h. ago Meet Robert Jenrick's fiercest supporter: Reform defector's 'force of nature' wife who put MP on Ozempic

Michal Berkner is said to be a powerful driver of his political career, with former Conservative colleagues describing her as a 'force of nature'.

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7 h. ago Robert Jenrick latest: Reform MP insists former Tory minister won’t try to oust Farage after defection

Lee Anderson said Robert Jenrick ‘wants to be part of a team’ after his defection to Reform UK

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7 h. ago ‘Enough already’: Jenrick’s defection gets mixed reception from Reform members

Some supporters are concerned about the number of Conservatives being welcomed by their party, and fear it could alienate votersIf Reform UK was officially celebrating Robert Jenrick’s defection to Nigel Farage’s party, the reaction of the rank-and-file was an altogether more complicated one – ranging from jubilation to despair that yet another Tory was coming onboard.“Enough already! Reform uk please take note, you are going to lose members and voters if you don’t cap this craziness We don’t want a Tory party Pt II,” was the early response from James Scott, one of a number of members expressing their unhappiness on one of the largest private Reform Facebook groups. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Robert Jenrick’s successor says public ‘sick of backstabbing’ after defection

Nick Timothy also said the Conservative Party is ‘more united under Kemi’s leadership than I’ve known it for many years’.

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8 h. ago Everything Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick said about each other before his dramatic defection

The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer

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8 h. ago Will any more Tories follow Jenrick out of the door? Badenoch hopes brutal move has stemmed flow of defections

Westminster is reeling from Mrs Badenoch's extraordinary pre-emptive strike on her former leadership rival yesterday, sacking him before he could defect to Reform.

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9 h. ago 'Traitors' politics: Cabinet minister's warning as Farage teases high

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Reform UK was a ‘Right-wing project’ despite Nigel Farage’s party attracting a significant number of Labour voters

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9 h. ago 'Traitors' politics: Cabinet minister seeks to brush off looming Labour defection to Reform trailed by Farage

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Reform UK was a ‘Right-wing project’ despite Nigel Farage’s party attracting a significant number of Labour voters

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9 h. ago 'Very dumb but absolutely hilarious' action film on Channel 4 tonight

A comedy film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart has had a mixed reception from fans, with some saying it's funny and others struggling to find the humour.

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