2 h. ago Suella Braverman's worst moments as failed Tory defects to Nigel Farage's Reform

Conservative former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has repeatedly made headlines over the years with a series of hard-line, offensive and down right weird comments

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6 h. ago Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as Suella Braverman latest to join from Conservatives

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

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7 h. ago Labour says Farage ‘stuffing his party full of failed Tories’ after Suella Braverman joins Reform – UK politics live

Her defection comes shortly after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s party, meaning there are now eight Reform MPs in the CommonsKeir Starmer was being interview by Beth Rigby from Sky News this morning when he defended the decision not to let Andy Burnham be a byelection candidate.After Starmer delivered his first answer (see 10.15am), Rigby asked him to what he would say to Labour MPs who think he is being “cowardly” and just blocking Burnham to avoid the risk of a leadership contest.Millions of people will be better off if we have the continuation of a Labour government in Wales, and if we’re able to win the government in Scotland and retain and win councils across England.When I came into politics in 2015, the first thing I did was support Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign. The first team I worked in was for Andy Burnham. And in the job he’s doing now, he and I work closely together ..So there’s no question of me and Andy not working very well together. He’s doing an excellen...

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8 h. ago ‘I feel like I’ve come home’: former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK – UK politics live

Her defection comes shortly after Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s party, meaning there are now eight Reform MPs in the Commons.Keir Starmer was being interview by Beth Rigby from Sky News this morning when he defended the decision not to let Andy Burnham be a byelection candidate.After Starmer delivered his first answer (see 10.15am), Rigby asked him to what he would say to Labour MPs who think he is being “cowardly” and just blocking Burnham to avoid the risk of a leadership contest.Millions of people will be better off if we have the continuation of a Labour government in Wales, and if we’re able to win the government in Scotland and retain and win councils across England.When I came into politics in 2015, the first thing I did was support Andy Burnham’s leadership campaign. The first team I worked in was for Andy Burnham. And in the job he’s doing now, he and I work closely together ..So there’s no question of me and Andy not working very well together. He’s doing an excelle...

Society

9 h. ago Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after Suella Braverman becomes latest recruit

The former home secretary has become the latest right-wing Tory to join Nigel Farage’s party

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9 h. ago Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform

Ms Braverman joins her ally Robert Jenrick and other rightwing Tories as being the latest senior figure to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform

Society

5 d. ago Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges

Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international anger

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage seeks to persuade Tory mayor Ben Houchen to defect to Reform

Talks have been unsuccessful so far but point to populist party’s efforts to become main party of the right

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7 d. ago Voices: ‘Voting Reform is now like voting Conservative’: Readers slam Tory defectors joining Nigel Farage

Our community criticised Reform UK as little more than a refuge for ex-Tories, arguing that defectors prioritise personal ambition over public service and that the party offers few new policies beyond a continuation of Conservative failings

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7 d. ago Rightwing Tory MP who admired South American dictator defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform

It comes days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories

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7 d. ago Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after former shadow minister becomes latest recruit

Andrew Rosindell has followed Robert Jenrick in defecting to Reform UK

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago BREAKING: Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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8 d. ago Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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9 d. ago 'The new sheriff in town!': Surreal Robert Jenrick defection notes REVEALED as turncoat Tory summoned up the courage to jump ship to Reform

A private 'media plan' drawn up by the former Shadow Justice Secretary while he was plotting to join Nigel Farage's party also called his move 'the biggest defection story Reform has ever had.'

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9 d. ago Euan McColm: New Scottish Reform leader Malcolm Offord shows himself as fragile and unserious

With the cynical defections of Robert Jenrick and Nadim Zahawi, Nigel Farage is offering sanctuary to self-interested Tories previously rejected by voters

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Reform's Richard Tice says Labour defector to his party will be unveiled 'probably on Tuesday'

The MP for Boston and Skegness has said the defection, which was also mentioned at a press conference by Nigel Faragethis week, is being earmarked for the first half of the week.

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9 d. ago Badenoch claims ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke to Jenrick after Reform defection

Jenrick was sacked by the Conservative leader this week hours before he defected to Nigel Farage’s party

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