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Tory defectors: who has already joined Reform UK and who may follow?

Robert Jenrick is the latest former Conservative to join Nigel Farage’s ranks – but he may not be the last

The Guardian - UK

Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after shock sacking and declares Farage is leader Britain needs

Nigel Farage thanks Tory leader for delivering Jenrick to Reform ‘on a plate’ after firing him – and boasts of a Labour defector to come

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Who is Robert Jenrick? Former Tory leadership hopeful sacked by Kemi Badenoch over Reform 'defection plot'

Robert Jenrick has served in Government under four prime ministers in four different roles

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Reform UK announce former Tory peer Malcolm Offord as new leader in Scotland

Former Tory minister Sir Malcolm Offord defected to Farage’s party in December

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Conservative defections risk making Reform UK into Tory party 2.0

Nadhim Zahawi’s ministerial experience is badly needed by Nigel Farage but it comes with his former party’s tainted brand

The Guardian - UK

Nadhim Zahawi ‘begged for Tory peerage' before defection to Reform, Tories claim

Stinging reponse from Conservatives after former chancellor announced his defection to Reform UK on Monday

Evening Standard

Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship

As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage and Nadhim Zahawi’s social media posts reveal history of enmity

Reform UK’s newest recruit said in 2015 he would be frightened to live in a Britain run by Farage

The Guardian - UK

Controversial former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform ‘after begging Tories for peerage’

Former MP and minister sacked as Tory Party chair in 2023 after he breached ministerial code over his tax affairs

The Independent UK

Starmer tells Cabinet of ‘fight of our political lives’ in general election clash with Farage’s Reform UK

He stressed to his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households

Evening Standard

‘There’s been a Badenoch bounce’: is the Tory leader finally cutting through?

Conservative insiders say the party and the public are warming to Kemi Badenoch after a difficult first year

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Tories pledge to block Motability access for people with ADHD and anxiety

The scheme is designed to help disabled benefit claimants get cars through the welfare system

The Independent UK

Migrants pepper-sprayed at UK detention centre amid ‘concerning’ violence, damning report reveals

Home Office criticised for detention of Rwanda migrants for ‘unacceptable’ length of time after flights were cancelled by then-Tory government

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage responds to claim he called Reform election pact with Tories ‘inevitable’

It comes after reports Farage told donors that a Reform-Tory pact is ‘inevitable’

Evening Standard

Reform and Tories insist there is no plan for merger before next election

Prominent ex-Tory figures have flocked to Reform.

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The Guardian view on the Send crisis: Bridget Phillipson must be tough with the Treasury so children aren’t penalised

Editorial: Tory special needs reforms upended council finances, but Labour’s plan to rebuild public provision won’t come cheap if it’s done properly

The Independent UK

Tory row erupts over jibe comparing Reform logo to Nazi badge

Conservative leader intervenes after party chair’s controversial tweet about Nigel Farage’s party

Evening Standard

Kensington and Chelsea could double council tax bills on second homes

The Tory-run council managed to dodge implementing the levy in April when others did, but now say financial pressures have forced their hand

Evening Standard

Tory crisis in London as second councillor defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at flagship town hall

Alan Mendoza on Wednesday joined Laila Cunningham as Reform’s second representative on Westminster Council

The Guardian - UK

Miscounting to six costs Tory stand-in his gotcha against poppy-shock Lammy

Plucked from obscurity, James Cartlidge messed up his maths while his opposite number had forgotten his politics 101

The Guardian - UK

Tory patience wears thin as Badenoch’s critics count down to May elections

With the party adrift and Reform surging, Jenrick’s allies are sharpening their pitch for a post-election reset

Evening Standard

Timeline of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership of the Conservative Party

Sunday marks a year since Mrs Badenoch became Tory leader.

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