[ad_1] The key moment of Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK had it all.It was politics at its most raw: where choreography hasn't had time to get its boots on.Hundreds of us were crammed into a room at Reform HQ designed for far fewer – and then when Nigel Farage unveiled his latest recruit, there was no sign of him.Jenrick managed to be late to his own defection, in the
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[ad_1] Paul Seddon,Political reporterandChas Geiger,Political reporterReutersRobert Jenrick insisted just last month that he wasn't "going anywhere", amid the latest bout of rumours that he could one day join Reform UK.But the former minister is now looking for a new political home, after Kemi Badenoch dramatically sacked him from her shadow cabinet and the Conservative Party.She said she had seen "irrefutable evidence" that her shadow justice secretary was planning to defect
[ad_1] Former Conservative minister Lord Offord has been named as Reform UK's Scottish leader. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] This is not merely a big moment for Kemi Badenoch and for Robert Jenrick – though it is, of course, both of those things.This is a massive moment for the future of the British right.When Badenoch became leader of the Conservative Party just over a year ago the party was still polling higher than Reform, which is often forgotten.A lot changed in 2025.The Conservative Party is often called the
[ad_1] Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has been sacked by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.In a social media post, she said: "I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect."Rumours that Jenrick was planning to run for the Tory leadership have been swirling around Westminster for months.Now Badenoch says she has been presented with "clear, irrefutable evidence" about a plot
[ad_1] Health Secretary Wes Streeting has backed calls for a debate on banning under 16-year-olds from social media.Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said the government had to "get the balance right" and "protect young people from the harm".In December, Australia introduced a law requiring social media platforms to block under-16s from having accounts with their sites and privately, many Labour MPs and officials have said they expect
[ad_1] MPs in Oxfordshire and Hampshire leave the social media site following controversy surrounding AI tool Grok. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] PA MediaChief Constable Craig Guildford was forced to write to apologise A senior Cabinet minister has said he will be "horrified" if the chief constable of West Midlands Police is still in post by the end of the day.Health Secretary Wes Streeting told Times Radio Craig Guildford's failure to resign was "a stain on his character".It comes after Guildford apologised for providing incorrect evidence to a Home Affairs Select
[ad_1] Reform UK has announced 20 councillors have joined the party in England, including defectors from the Conservatives and the Green Party.There are 14 former Conservatives, five independents and one Green among the new batch of Reform UK councillors, who represent areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, Thanet and Bolsover.The new intake include a former BBC journalist, a man who was held hostage by Iraq, and an engineer who has quit the
