4 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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4 h. 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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5 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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60 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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61 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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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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