Badenoch warns Tory MPs against ‘psychodrama’ after defections The Conservative leader said recent departures from the party were ‘not about policy differences or ideology, they are about character.’ Evening Standard · Jan 19
MPs following Robert Jenrick to Reform should ‘make minds up soon’ Mr Jenrick joined Nigel Farage at a rally in Nottinghamshire where he said he has never felt ‘more certain’ after defecting to Reform UK. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Robert Jenrick says MPs wanting to follow him to Reform UK should ‘make their minds up soon’ Mr Jenrick said of his defection: “I have never felt stronger and more certain about anything I have done in my life” The Independent UK · Jan 19
Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’ Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
Voices: ‘Voting Reform is now like voting Conservative’: Readers slam Tory defectors joining Nigel Farage YOUR VIEWS: 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 The Independent UK · Jan 19
Who is Andrew Rosindell: London's first Reform MP who once branded Tory defectors 'selfish' The Romford MP had been top of potential defection lists for many months Evening Standard · Jan 19
Swinney: Holyrood’s days are numbered if Farage becomes prime minister The First Minister accused the Reform UK leader of holding Holyrood in contempt. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Farage says ‘centre right is uniting’ as he welcomes Andrew Rosindell to Reform Mr Rosindell has been a Conservative MP since 2001. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Who said it: the Robert Jenrick memo or David Brent? Memo on how ex-Tory should act after Reform defection seems to channel Ricky Gervais character from The Office The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
Nigel Farage Prepares to Unveil 'Former Labour MP' as Reform UK's Newest Defector Nigel Farage is preparing to unveil a former Labour MP as Reform UK's latest high-profile defector, intensifying pressure on both Keir Starmer and the Conservatives as the insurgent party surges in the polls and redraws Westminster's political fault lines. International Business Times UK · Jan 19
I told Kemi Badenoch to kick Liz Truss out of the Conservative Party, claims Tory turncoat Robert Jenrick Outsted minister takes aim at Truss’s disastrous 2022 Budget and says she should be ‘chucked’ from party The Independent UK · Jan 19
Voices: ‘No quick fix’: Readers split on whether Trump’s Greenland threat is a catalyst for rejoining the EU YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over analysis from world affairs editor Sam Kiley, which suggested Donald Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland should prompt the UK to rethink its relationship with the EU The Independent UK · Jan 19
Exclusive: Labour facing 'fierce battles' to keep hold of at least 12 London boroughs in May local elections Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster Evening Standard · Jan 19
World leaders gather in Davos with Trump’s Greenland threats set to dominate forum Influential meeting takes place as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats The Independent UK · Jan 19
Evening Standard · Jan 18 Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why? Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.
Evening Standard · Jan 18 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
The Independent UK · Jan 18 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.
The Independent UK · Jan 18 Right-wing Tory MP who admired South American dictator defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform It comes days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 After years of criticising Davos, Nigel Farage heads to Davos Reform UK leader has decried ‘globalist’ event but this year hopes to meet Donald Trump for Greenland talks
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 The playground politicking around Robert Jenrick’s jump Letters: Madhan Street reflects on the language used to talk about Robert Jenrick’s defection and Dr Anthony Isaacs calls for cooperation to counter a Conservative/Reform alliance
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 No amount of defections will change the fact that Reform and the Tories are singing the same tunes The battle for political domination on the British right is a family feud – the result will be a Conservative restoration, not revolution, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Evening Standard · Jan 18 Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years Speaking to the BBC Scotland Sunday Show, Lord Offord said that Nigel Farage ‘would not be dictating the policies’.
Evening Standard · Jan 18 More likely we win next general election with Jenrick at Reform – Zia Yusuf Zia Yusuf said Robert Jenrick is ‘thoughtful’ and ‘clear eyed about all of the different ways the Tories betrayed this country’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 Leaked Jenrick defection plan calls him ‘the new sheriff in town’ Former Tory’s media strategy reportedly calls him ‘biggest defection story Reform has ever had’
The Independent UK · Jan 17 Good for Kemi Badenoch: no, Britain is not broken THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Conservative leader has set out a dividing line between her and her miserabilist opponents on the right