9 h. ago Kemi Badenoch warns Tory MPs she will tolerate no more 'psychodrama' after shadow ministers defect to Reform

After the two shadow ministers defected to Reform Mrs Badenoch sent a punchy letter to MPs warning them not to repeat the mistakes made when the Conservative were last in power.

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29 h. 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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30 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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30 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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56 h. ago Shadow London minister Gareth Bacon says ‘zero chance' he will defect to Reform

This comes after Robert Jenrick’s bombshell defection left Westminster reeling and wondering who will jump ship next

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57 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Boris should be a Lib Dem, Ed Miliband should be in the Tories and Kemi should be in Reform. British politics need a revolution

Kemi Badenoch should defect to Nigel Farage's Reform. It would be a neat revenge. On what grounds can they refuse her, given the way she has become more Faragist since taking over the job?

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67 h. ago BRIAN READE: Reform, whose only policy is to stop the boats, is packed with Tory refugees

The seedy Westminster soap opera continues, with more Conservatives jumping ship, and is there any disgraced Tory that Farage won't take, asks Brian Reade

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says she's glad to see the back of 'liar' Robert Jenrick after his defection to Reform as Tory leader thanks Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'

The Conservative leader claimed her party was stronger and more united after she dramatically sacked her leadership rival, and thanked Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'.

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says she's glad to see the back of 'liar' Robert Jenrick after his defection to Reform as Tory leader thanks Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'

The Conservative leader claimed her party was stronger and more united after she dramatically sacked her leadership rival, and thanked Nigel Farage for doing her 'spring cleaning'.

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3 d. 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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4 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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4 d. ago Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

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4 d. ago Why Kemi Badenoch has finally given Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over his ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

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4 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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4 d. ago Kemi Badenoch sacks Robert Jenrick over 'plotting' as Tories descend into civil war

The shadow justice secretary was axed over claims he was planning to defect to Reform UK

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7 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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7 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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7 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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