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The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick’s political reinvention leads him to Reform

Mr Jenrick’s supporters say his spell at the Home Office ‘radicalised’ him in favour of a heavy reduction in immigration.

Evening Standard

‘Not so clever after all’: how Robert Jenrick was ejected before he defected

Kemi Badenoch praised for sacking Jenrick before he could announce he was ditching Tories for Reform

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on Robert Jenrick’s defection: Britain’s right is in a crisis of its own making

Editorial: A former Tory cabinet minister leaps to Reform and turns the issue of Kemi Badenoch’s authority into a test of Tory survival

The Guardian - UK

Treachery and stupidity to the fore as Robert Jenrick defects to Reform

Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside

The Guardian - UK

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

Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation

Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career

The Guardian - UK

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An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show

Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting on stage after unveiling Robert Jenrick defection to Reform

Farage was unveiling Jenrick as Reform UK’s newest recruit and invited him to join him on stage when Jenrick initially failed to appear

Evening Standard

Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting as Robert Jenrick fails to appear at his own Reform unveiling

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling.

The Independent UK

‘The mask has slipped’: What have Jenrick and Farage said about each other in the past?

As has been the case with past Tory defections to Reform, there is a trove of social media snipes to embarrass the new stablemates

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

It comes after the Newark MP was sacked from the Tory frontbench by Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard

Tories reveal the ‘proof’ Robert Jenrick was plotting defection to Reform

The former Tory shadow cabinet member has been announced as a Reform UK member at a press conference

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The Guardian - UK

Barbs and a betrayal as Jenrick joins Reform after Badenoch gives him boot

Former shadow justice secretary shares stage with Nigel Farage in wake of being summarily sacked by Tory leader

Evening Standard

Triple boost for Keir Starmer on GDP, the NHS and Grok after series of U-turns rocked Government

The PM is seeking to get his Government to focus sharply on tackling the cost-of-living crisis after its popularity slumped since the July 2024 general election

The Guardian - UK

Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

Newly appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in May

Evening Standard

Holyrood poll is about who governs Scotland, not my performance – Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister refused to say if his job could be on the line if Labour performs poorly in May.

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The Independent UK

Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

Evening Standard

Previous vetting of Reform candidates has been poor, admits Nigel Farage

He promised improvements in how candidates are chosen for May’s elections.

Evening Standard

I have nothing to hide but don’t know if I want to release tax return – Offord

The former Tory peer was announced as Reform UK’s leader in Scotland on Thursday.

Euronews

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacks rival after 'plot' to defect to Reform UK

In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

I am the ultimate leader says Farage, as Offord takes top job in Scotland

The former Tory peer was announced as the head of Reform UK north of the border.

The Independent UK

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

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