Jenrick: Badenoch’s reluctance to kick out Truss shows Tories have not changed Mr Jenrick wrote in The Times that Britain is ‘broken today as never before in my lifetime’. Evening Standard · Jan 19
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
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 Independent 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 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
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
‘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 Guardian - UK · Jan 17
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 Still confused about swedes and turnips Letters: Vegetable names | Swindon Town | Unusual plants | Robert Jenrick
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 Zipcar confirms end of UK operations to 650,000 drivers The car-sharing company launched a formal consultation with staff last month