Jenrick’s defection strategy calls him ‘new sheriff in town’ – reports Kemi Badenoch dismissed Mr Jenrick as shadow justice secretary and suspended him from the Conservative Party on Thursday. Evening Standard · Jan 17
Politicians criticise Trump’s plan to hit UK with tariffs over Greenland The US president said the UK will be charged a 10% tariff ‘on any and all goods’ sent to the US from February 1. Evening Standard · Jan 17
Shadow London minister Gareth Bacon says ‘zero chance' he will defect to Reform This comes after Robert Jenrick’s bombshell defection left Westminster reeling and wondering who will jump ship next Evening Standard · Jan 17
Why are so many English councils delaying elections and why is it controversial? The government said some 63 council areas could postpone elections until 2027 after some told ministers they lacked the capacity to reorganise in time The Independent UK · Jan 17
Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform’s May defection deadline for Tories Nigel Farage and his head of policy Zia Yusuf have indicated May 7 would be a cut-off point for admitting Conservative defectors to their party. Evening Standard · Jan 17
The 30 local councils where elections will now go ahead in May after latest Labour U-turn Labour announced plans to postpone elections in order to address ‘capacity’ issues in areas undergoing restructure The Independent UK · Jan 17
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 The Independent UK · Jan 17
Nigel Farage cannot be trusted with national security, says defence secretary John Healy hit out at Farage’s refusal to back sending UK troops into Ukraine in the event of a peace deal The Independent UK · Jan 17
Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithful The Guardian - UK · Jan 17
Wes Streeting allies hit out at ‘stupid’ briefings after ministers ‘urge Starmer to sack him for disloyalty’ Senior government figures are reportedly pressing for Mr Streeting's removal, citing his ‘outspoken opinions’ The Independent UK · Jan 16
Badenoch insists ‘Britain is not broken’ in rebuke of defector Jenrick Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is attempting to offer a more positive message from the political right than her one-time shadow justice secretary. Evening Standard · Jan 16
Kemi Badenoch refuses pact with Reform 'liars' as Jenrick claims defection 'uniting the right' The Tory leader compared Jenrick’s defection to a priest switching religion, saying ‘It’s just not serious...it means you never cared’ Evening Standard · Jan 16
Tories to step up attacks on Reform economic policy after Jenrick acrimony Two sides trade blows over defection while Conservative polling suggests economy is key weakness for Reform The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit Reform’s latest defector from the Tories is a politician whose eye has only ever been on his own ambition The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Kemi Badenoch emerges stronger from Jenrick’s messy split from Tories Pre-empting rival’s defection cements her position as leader and gives pause for thought for any others who may follow
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Will Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform convince wavering Tories to jump ship? IN DEPTH : Nigel Farage’s warning that MPs have until May – the date of the English local elections – has prompted fears of more departures, write Kate Devlin and David Maddox
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Tory MP blasts former boss Robert Jenrick as 'man of no principles' - as Reform's new prize claims he's uniting the right Ben Obese-Jecty blasted the former Tory leadership candidate after he joined Nigel Farage’s party
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to paedophile singer Ian Watkins in Cameo video The former Lostprophets frontman, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences, was stabbed to death at HMP Wakefield
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Eleven Tory MPs on defection watch list over fears more could join Farage’s Reform Senior Tories are concerned that Robert Jenrick’s departure could trigger others to follow
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Robert Jenrick: My defection to Reform ‘united the right’ In an interview with the BBC, Mr Jenrick denied that personal ambition had played a role in his defection.
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins on Cameo Reform UK leader calls the late child sexual abuse offender ‘a good man, a really good guy’ in 27-second video clip
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Tory ‘arsonists’ still in charge of party, says Jenrick as he hits back at Badenoch Former Conservative minister who has joined Reform responds to allegations of lying from his former leader
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Mystic Nigel has seen the future: a country run by his cabinet of taxidermied Tories By welcoming ‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick into the fold, the Reform seer is embracing the uniparty chaos he claimed to be seeing off, writes Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Evening Standard · Jan 16 Farage has done my spring cleaning, says Badenoch after Jenrick defection The Conservative leader said Reform are ‘taking people who are repeatedly sacked from government’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Nigel Farage tricked into paying tribute to Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins Reform leader calls the child sexual abuse offender ‘a good man, a really good guy’ in 27-second Cameo video clip