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 The Independent UK · Jan 13
Why the latest defection to Reform could trigger a wave of Tories switching to Farage’s party News analysis: The defection of Boris Johnson ally Marco Longhi to Reform UK represents something much bigger than the actions of an unhappy former MP The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2025
Former Conservative MP Marco Longhi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party Ex-MP attacks Tories saying the party of Churchill and Thatcher ‘has transformed into something unrecognisable’ in another blow to new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch weeks after former minister Andrea Jenkyns crossed the floor The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Former MP assistant seeks to chug a pint in all 650 UK constituencies in campaign to support pubs Jay Chan, who worked for ex-MP Marco Longhi, is travelling the country downing pints to campaign for pro-pub policies The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Labour to target embattled Sunak over ‘dirty dozen’ Tory candidates Labour are seeking to maximise Rishi Sunak’s discomfort over allegations about candidates with a social media campaign The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024
Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name Marco Longhi, standing for Dudley North, wrote to British-Pakistani voters about Labour’s Sonia Kumar, underlining her surname The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024
Four Tories back Laurence Fox’s Reclaim general election pledges Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Karl McCartney and Marco Longhi have promised to uphold Reclaim’s ‘four commitments to culture’ The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Tory MPs criticise plans for memorial to Muslim soldiers who died in world wars Exclusive: Marco Longhi and Jill Mortimer, allies of Lee Anderson, question Jeremy Hunt setting aside £1m for tribute The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024
Almost a third of Tory MPs trying to weaken tenant protection bill are landlords Analysis shows 14 landlord MPs are among the 47 backbenchers who have signed amendments to bill The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
All the MPs rebelling over Sunak's Rwanda bill as two senior Tories quit Here are all the MPs that backed amendments to Sunak's Rwanda Bill Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2024
MPs back Rwanda bill in boost to Rishi Sunak despite rebellion by rightwing MPs – as it happened Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill passes its first Commons vote but only after rebellion by a collection of rightwing Tory MPs The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Do more to protect old pubs to stop another loss like Crooked House, MPs told Conservative MP Marco Longhi told the Commons that more needed to be done to protect historic public houses. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023
MP demands better protection for heritage pubs after Crooked House ‘tragedy’ Conservative Marco Longhi, who represents Dudley North, said his constituents were left sad and angry. The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023
Campaigners mount sit-in protest as contractor works on Crooked House rubble Staffordshire Police said a CCTV trawl, forensics and witness accounts continue to be worked through as part of its inquiry. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Locals demanding answers over Crooked House pub urged to ‘be patient’ Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire and then demolished, will ‘rise from the ashes’, MP says
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023 Suspected arson and a ‘pre-planned excavation’ - What we know about the demise of ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ Questions are being asked about how the much-loved Crooked House pub, which had stood for more than 250 years, came to be demolished, Jane Dalton writes
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023 Suspected arson and a ‘pre-planned excavation’ - What we know about the demise of ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ Questions are being asked about how the much-loved Crooked House pub, which had stood for more than 250 years, came to be demolished, Jane Dalton writes
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 Gone in 48 hours: How fire at ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ sparked criminal probe Questions are being asked about how the much-loved Crooked House pub, which had stood for more than 250 years, came to be demolished, Jane Dalton writes
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 MP calls for closure of ‘potential loophole’ after Crooked House pub demolition Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ was hit by a blaze which police are treating as arson.
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 Crooked House: Fire at ‘wonkiest’ pub being treated as arson, say police Some 30 firefighters were needed to tackle the blaze at the West Midlands pub, which has since been demolished
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 MP questions whether police knew about demolition of historic ‘wonky’ pub gutted by fire Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said the public were ‘extremely angry’ over the loss of The Crooked House pub
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 MP questions whether police knew about demolition of historic pub gutted by fire Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said the public were ‘extremely angry’ over the loss of The Crooked House pub.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023 Opposition urges Tories to cut ties with rightwing group over ‘culture war’ comments Labour and Lib Dems voice concerns over MP’s role at Turning Point UK, a group linked to misogynist and anti-Islam views
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023 The TikTok MPs – who now can’t use it on government phones Despite security concerns, many MPs are active on TikTok and have tens of thousands of followers
Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023 14 times Tories attacked Gary Lineker as weak PM tries to deflect blame for BBC crisis The BBC is accused of caving into pressure from Tories over Gary Lineker, who has been brutally attacked by MPs - with one branding him a "whinging baby" after he criticised the government's Illegal Immigration Bill