11 h. ago Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform’s May defection deadline for Tories

Nigel Farage and his head of policy Zia Yusuf have indicated May 7 would be a cut-off point for admitting Conservative defectors to their party.

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12 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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14 h. ago Ant and Dec have very different responses to criticism over Nigel Farage's I'm A Celeb stint

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! fans were shocked when Reform leader, Nigel Farage, rocked up in the jungle three years ago, with some viewers branding his appearance 'unforgiveable'

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18 h. ago Nigel Farage cannot be trusted with national security, says defence secretary

John Healy hit out at Farage’s refusal to back sending UK troops into Ukraine in the event of a peace deal

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27 h. ago NIGEL FARAGE: Reform is now the home for all conservative minded people. The turquoise tsunami is coming!

I firmly believe that in years to come, Robert Jenrick's decision to join Reform UK will be seen as the day when the British centre-Right realigned

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28 h. 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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29 h. 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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34 h. ago Will Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform convince wavering Tories to jump ship?

Nigel Farage’s warning that MPs have until May – the date of the English local elections – has prompted fears of more departures, write Kate Devlin and David Maddox

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37 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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38 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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39 h. ago Tory ‘arsonists’ still in charge of party, says Jenrick as he hits back at Badenoch

Former Conservative minister who has joined Reform responds to allegations of lying from his former leaderUK politics live – latest updatesThe “arsonists” who tanked the reputation of the Conservatives are still in charge of the party, Robert Jenrick has said as he and the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, trade blows a day after his dramatic defection to Reform UK.Giving his first interview since his announcement on Thursday, the former shadow justice secretary said the Conservatives had not changed since the election, while defending himself against allegations of lying from his former party leader. Continue reading...

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39 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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39 h. ago Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins on Cameo

Reform UK leader calls the late child sexual abuse offender ‘a good man, a really good guy’ in 27-second video clip

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39 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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40 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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40 h. ago Exclusive: Laila Cunningham says women in burkas need to be searched

Nigel Farage’s choice for City Hall tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

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40 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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41 h. ago Nigel Farage is warned Reform risks becoming the 'Slytherin House' of British politics and a 'succession battle is looming' for the leadership after Tory defections

Nigel Farage welcomed Robert Jenrick into the fold last night, hours after he had been summarily sacked by Kemi Badenoch for plotting a betrayal.

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43 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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43 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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