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The latest Tory defector to Reform wrote David Cameron’s ‘hug a hoodie’ speech – here’s why that matters now

Conservative party leader David Cameron gave a speech in 2007 on social justice which is remembered as the “hug a hoodie” moment. In it, he laid out the foundations of what would become the “big society” social programme and called for more compassion towards young people. The speech was written…

The Conversation

Boris Johnson in furious spat with Andrew Neil after broadcaster questioned Tories’ record

A witness said ‘the real anger was obvious’ as the former prime minister and his ex-boss disagreed over the Conservatives’ record in government

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage welcomes first Labour defector to Reform UK

The Labour councillor’s defection to Reform UK will raise fears in Labour HQ that there are more to come

The Independent UK

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Former health minister defects to Reform

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The Independent UK

Is Nigel Farage Homophobic? UK Leader Slammed For Saying Straight Couples Are 'More Stable'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's 'homophobic' opinion earns criticisms

International Business Times UK

Nigel Farage accused of 'vile homophobia' over stable relationships comment

Nigel Farage has been accused of “vile homophobia” for claiming straight couples are more stable than gay relationships ...

The National (Scotland)

Tories facing ‘rough and bumpy time’, Badenoch concedes after defections

East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger, who had sat on Kemi Badenoch’s front bench as a shadow welfare minister, defected to Reform on Monday.

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Maria Caulfield becomes latest senior Tory to defect to Reform UK

Former health minister announces decision a day after MP Danny Kruger joined Nigel Farage’s party

The Guardian - UK

Thirteenth ex-Tory joins Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

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The Independent UK

Former Tory minister defects to Reform in latest blow for Kemi Badenoch

It comes just a day after Tory MP Danny Kruger also made the leap to Reform

Evening Standard

Former Tory minister Maria Caulfield defects to Reform UK

The fresh blow to Kemi Badenoch comes just a day after shadow minister Danny Kruger became the first sitting Conservative MP to join Reform.

Evening Standard

Maria Caulfield defects to Reform as Nigel Farage claims another former Tory minister

Pressure on Kemi Badenoch as ex-Conservative MP becomes the latest to join Farage’s party

The Independent UK

‘Prime minister Andy Burnham’ is not the answer to Labour’s woes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer’s government may have broken the spirit of what it pledged in its winning election manifesto, but an alternative administration led by the soft-left mayor of Greater Manchester would represent a repudiation of it. The parliamentary party needs to calm down

The Independent UK

Danny Kruger takes Reform back to full strength – so who’ll be next to quit?

Nigel’s gang has its own ‘one in, one out’ policy, having lost two MPs since the election – now it’s all eyes on the next one to exit

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The Independent UK

Farage accused of ‘vile homophobia’ after comment about relationships

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage criticised after claiming ‘most stable relationships’ are between men and women

The Reform UK leader was accused of ‘vile homophobia’ after claiming that heterosexual relationships ‘last the longest’

The Independent UK

Danny Kruger’s defection to Reform UK sparks mixed reaction in his constituency

The East Wiltshire MP has quit Kemi Badenoch’s party and was unveiled as Nigel Farage’s latest recruit at a press conference.

The Guardian - UK

MP Danny Kruger says Tory party ‘is over’ as he defects to Reform

East Wiltshire MP says he hopes others follow his path and accuses former party of clinging to ‘defunct institutions’

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The National (Scotland)

Danny Kruger: From 'compassionate conservatism' to Reform UK

DANNY Kruger has defected from the Tories to Reform UK, becoming one of a growing number of Conservatives joining Nigel Farage’s party.

The Independent UK

MP declares ‘Conservatives are over’ and defects to Reform UK

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The Independent UK

What’s at stake in Trump’s state visit and why Starmer will have to treat the US president like a child

COMMENT: Honouring Donald Trump with a second state visit is a diplomatic strategic necessity for King and country, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Evening Standard

'The Conservative Party is over': Tory MP defects to Reform in huge blow to Kemi Badenoch

Danny Kruger, a Tory shadow minister and the MP for East Wiltshire, said he was joining Reform to help “prepare” Reform for government

Evening Standard

Sitting MP Danny Kruger quits Tories for Reform UK

The East Wiltshire MP said the move was ‘personally painful’.

The National (Scotland)

Frontbench Tory MP defects to Reform UK in blow to Kemi Badenoch

THE Conservatives have suffered an embarrassing frontbench defection to Reform UK ...

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage wins first sitting Tory MP defector as Danny Kruger joins Reform

Prue Leith’s son Danny Kruger, who was shadow work and pensions minister, says the Conservatives ‘are over’

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