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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Andrew rosindell - The Untold Story

Mayor's consort at Farage's flagship Reform UK council in London was sacked from police job over cocaine use

Exclusive: Starbuck Coleman was dismissed as a British Transport Police officer in London after failing a drugs test

Evening Standard

New Reform UK council leader hits back at Farage over Havering leaving London

Keith Prince said they will not waste time pursuing ‘Hexit’ for Havering

Evening Standard

Reform UK council leader rejects Nigel Farage’s call for ‘Hexit’ referendum on leaving London

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell also insisted the borough should have an option to rejoin Essex

The Independent UK

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Why have the Tory defections to Reform dried up?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at why a steady stream of Tory defectors to Reform appears to have dried up after Nigel Farage set a deadline of Thursday 7 May

The Independent UK

Romford Conservatives complain over Reform defector MP's posters outside HQ

The local Conservatives have said they asked Reform defector Andrew Rosindell to take the adverts down, claiming they are ‘misleading election communications’

Evening Standard

Reform MP who was locked out of office after defection loses High Court challenge

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The Independent UK

Reform defector loses High Court bid for access to Tory HQ and ‘panic room’

Judge says the MP "ought to have realised that he had surrendered his right to occupy" his office

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Romford’s Reform Referendum: Inside the borough that could ‘Brexit from London’

After their MP promised a vote on whether to remain a part of the capital, Bryony Gooch and Shaheena Uddin meet Havering locals, who are divided on the idea

The Independent UK

What would happen if the London borough of Havering voted for independence?

A public policy expert breaks down what independence could mean in practice

Evening Standard

Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals

The YouGov survey also cast doubts on whether Reform UK can win a Commons majority at the next general election

Evening Standard

East London borough will get 'independence' vote on leaving capital under Reform UK, Nigel Farage rally told

Romford MP Andrew Rosindell told the Reform UK event that Havering residents would get a choice to remain Londoners or rejoin Essex

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage leads Romford rally as Reform campaigns on migrants, homes and crime for London elections

Reform is seeking to recruit 1,800 candidates to stand in the borough elections

Evening Standard

‘We have a clear agenda’: the teenager who broke news of Tory MP’s defection to Reform

Charlie Simpson, 15, is part of new generation of self-styled ‘independent journalists’ with links to far right

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage Branded Odds-On To Be Next Prime Minister Despite Growing Party Crisis

Nigel Farage leads betting odds for next PM, but Reform UK's growing roster of Conservative defectors threatens to undermine the party's 'clean break' message from Westminster politics.

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Evening Standard

Tories lost Jenrick because of ‘personal ambition’, Badenoch tells party

Ex-shadow justice minister Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK on Thursday, describing Britain as ‘broken’.

Evening Standard

'We'll win boroughs in London,' says Nigel Farage as Reform targets string of councils in May local elections

Bexley, Bromley, Havering and Hillingdon are believed to be on his party’s radar for the looming town hall polls

Evening Standard

Badenoch warns Tory MPs against ‘psychodrama’ after defections

The Conservative leader said recent departures from the party were ‘not about policy differences or ideology, they are about character.’

Evening Standard

MPs following Robert Jenrick to Reform should ‘make minds up soon’

Mr Jenrick joined Nigel Farage at a rally in Nottinghamshire where he said he has never felt ‘more certain’ after defecting to Reform UK.

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The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick says MPs wanting to follow him to Reform UK should ‘make their minds up soon’

Mr Jenrick said of his defection: “I have never felt stronger and more certain about anything I have done in my life”

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’

Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform

Evening Standard

Who is Andrew Rosindell: London's first Reform MP who once branded Tory defectors 'selfish'

The Romford MP had been top of potential defection lists for many months

Evening Standard

Farage says ‘centre right is uniting’ as he welcomes Andrew Rosindell to Reform

Mr Rosindell has been a Conservative MP since 2001.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week

He said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party.

Evening Standard

London gets first Reform MP as Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory to defect in a week

The Romford MP said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party

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