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
‘It feels like gruel’: Lib Dem MPs growing frustrated by Ed Davey approach Exclusive: No move yet against leader but some say party ‘too academic at times’ and needs coherent national policy The Guardian - UK · Jan 18
UK will become Trump’s ‘poodle’ if it fails to invest in defence, Badenoch warns Comments come after US president threatened to slap fresh tariffs on UK and Europe over their opposition to his threats to annex Greenland The Independent UK · 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’. Evening Standard · 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 Guardian - UK · Jan 18
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 The Independent UK · Jan 17
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
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
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
Ministers ‘ready to quit’ in rebellion against scrapping of jury trials The prime minister is looking to scrap jury trials for certain cases in an effort to reduce backlogs in the justice system Evening Standard · Jan 17
Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate condemned over ‘dangerous’ burqa stop and search comments Crossbench peer says Laila Cunningham’s remarks were a ‘dogwhistle’ to racists 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
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17 ‘I have lost a friend’: Tories in Jenrick’s constituency shocked by defection to Reform While voters in Jenrick’s Newark constituency were mixed on the decision, members of the local Conservatives felt betrayed
The Independent UK · Jan 16 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’
Evening Standard · 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 Streeting allies call for unity amid reports Cabinet colleagues want him sacked Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing calls within the Cabinet to remove Mr Streeting from his post, according to The Times.
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’
The Guardian - UK · 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 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
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16 Reform UK’s London mayor candidate condemned for burqa stop and search remarks Laila Cunningham accused of endangering Muslims after saying it ‘has to be assumed’ people hiding their face for a criminal reason
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