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East London Labour councillor barred from standing for re-election accuses party of ‘institutional racism’ as she defects to Greens

East London Labour councillor barred from standing for re-election accuses party of ‘institutional racism’ as she defects to Greens

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First elected as a Labour councillor in 2014, Cllr Adejare was deselected by her regional party last year after failing her candidacy interview. However, she told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) she had been blocked for supporting a “procedural” opposition motion in 2023, calling for ceasefire in Gaza. “We didn’t even get to the actual motion,” she said. Source link

Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK – and hits out at Tory ‘mental health’ briefing | Politics News

Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK – and hits out at Tory ‘mental health’ briefing | Politics News

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Suella Braverman has become the latest prominent Conservative politician to jump ship and join Reform UK. The former home secretary has been unveiled by Nigel Farage as another high-profile catch at an event launching Veterans for Reform. Ms Braverman, who served in government under prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak, announced that she had resigned the Conservative whip to huge cheers from the veterans gathered for the event. Politics latest – follow live “I feel like I’ve come home,” she said. “Because I believe that a better future is possible for us, I am joining Reform UK.” Braverman also responded after a Conservative statement, which the party said had been “sent out in error”, made references to her “mental health”. Image: Suella Braverman and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at a press conference in London. Pic: PA Echoing earlier comments from Mr Farage, she said: “Those attacks say more about them, than they do about me.” She added: “It is a bit pathetic. I am afraid it’s more sorry signs …

Politics Home Article | Tory Shadow Minister Andrew Rosindell Defects To Reform UK

Politics Home Article | Tory Shadow Minister Andrew Rosindell Defects To Reform UK

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(Alamy) 2 min read2 hr Sitting MP Andrew Rosindell has left the Conservative Party and defected to Reform UK. Rosindell, who was serving as a foreign office shadow minister, announced his defection on Sunday evening. The Romford MP has been a member of the Conservatives since he was 14-years-old and is the second Member of Parliament to join Reform UK this week, following Robert Jenrick’s move to Farage’s party on Thursday.  In a statement on X, Rosindell said he believed the Conservative Party was “irreparably bound” to make the same mistakes of previous governments and unwilling to take “meaningful accountability.” He added: “Our country has endured a generation of managed decline. Radical action is now required to reverse the damaging decisions of the past and to forge a new course for Britain – one that firmly places the interests of the British people first.” It has been suspected by a number of Tory MPs that the whips were on high alert for Rosindell to eventually defect to Reform UK.   Last week Nigel Farage said no …

Politics Home Article | Robert Jenrick Defects To Reform UK

Politics Home Article | Robert Jenrick Defects To Reform UK

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3 min read2 hr Robert Jenrick has left the Tories to join Reform UK. Jenrick, a former minister, announced his defection to Nigel Farage’s party at a press conference on Thursday afternoon after being kicked out of the Conservative Party by leader Kemi Badenoch earlier in the day. Appearing alongside Farage, Jenrick launched an extraordinary attack on his former Conservative MP colleagues, saying most of them are “in denial” or “being dishonest” about what successive Tory governments have done to Britain. He said the party had “betrayed” its voters and members while in office, and was now unable to apologise for the damage it had inflicted on the country. “I can’t kid myself anymore,” Jenrick told the press conference. “The [Conservative] party hasn’t changed, and it won’t. The bulk of the party don’t get it. Don’t have the stomach for the radical change this country needs.” He added: “I can’t – in good conscience – stick with a party that’s failed so badly. That isn’t sorry and hasn’t changed. That I know in my heart won’t …

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacks him | Politics News

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacks him | Politics News

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Former senior Tory Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch. The ex-Conservative leadership hopeful was dramatically ousted as shadow justice secretary and suspended from the Tory party on Thursday morning. Politics latest: Jenrick reveals why he defected There was instant speculation Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, but he remained quiet until moments before a Thursday afternoon Nigel Farage news conference, just posting on X: “It’s time for the truth.” Mr Farage then announced Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, although he said he did not know that was going to happen hours before, as he thanked Ms Badenoch for speeding up his defection. He welcomed Mr Jenrick to the stage, however, he did not appear straight away, and there were a few awkward minutes before he did. Image: Mr Jenrick and Mr Farage were all smiles The newest former Tory MP member of Reform then launched a scathing attack on the Tories, saying they “don’t have the stomach for the radical change this country needs”. He said both …

Politics Home Article | Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi Defects To Reform UK

Politics Home Article | Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi Defects To Reform UK

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2 min read4 hr Former Conservative cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK. Speaking at a press conference on Monday morning, the former Tory MP said: “Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister.” He added: “I know this may come as a surprise to my old party and to many Westminster watchers, but it really shouldn’t, and it certainly won’t come as a shock to the tens of millions of hard-working, patriotic, decent people up and down our wonderful United Kingdom.” The former MP for Stratford-on-Avon is the latest former senior Conservative to join Farage’s party. Former cabinet ministers Jake Berry and Nadine Dorries have defected. As has Danny Kruger, who is one of Reform’s five MPs in the House of Commons. However, Zahawi, who stood down as an MP at the 2024 general election, will be seen as the most high-profile defection yet, having previously held numerous ministerial roles under successive Conservative prime ministers, including education secretary and a brief spell as chancellor. He is also a former chairman of the …

Politics Home Article | Former Tory Digital Chief Defects To Reform

Politics Home Article | Former Tory Digital Chief Defects To Reform

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(Alamy) 2 min read11 December A former senior member of the Conservative Party’s digital operation has defected to Reform UK. Julian Teare was digital production manager in the Conservative Party Headquarters (CCHQ) for five years, responsible for the party’s digital assets, like its website and emails, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was also a councillor for the Tories in Barnet, north London, between 2018 and 2023. Teare is now standing as a councillor for Nigel Farage’s party for Barnet Vale at the May local elections. In a campaign post on social media, Teare said he had “stood up robustly’ for ordinary people’s concerns but believed circumstances in the borough had reached a “tipping point”. He described 15 years’ worth of experience across political, public and non-profit sectors – without mentioning the Conservative Party by name. A Reform source told PoliticsHome: “This is further evidence of what we all knew, the Conservative Party is dead. Will the last person leaving the Tories turn out the lights?” Ben Bradley, the former Conservative MP for Mansfield, became the …