Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report says The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
New Reform MPs Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman 'accidentally' vote to lift two-child benefit cap The former ministers, who defected from the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s party last month, appeared to inadvertently go against Reform policy Evening Standard · Feb 4
Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves Mandelson tried to explain as everyone from Harriet Harman to Robert Jenrick lined up to condemn him The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident The Independent UK · Jan 30
Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party The Independent UK · Jan 28
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 28
With Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, the Conservative party’s rejuvenation begins today Without Braverman and Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch is free to return to the political mainstream, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening The Guardian - UK · Jan 26
Braverman’s predictable defection is Farage’s biggest political gamble yet Twice-sacked former home secretary seen as ‘not a team player’ and may limit attempts to expand Reform’s appeal The Guardian - UK · Jan 26
Suella Braverman defects: is Reform becoming a magnet for Tory baggage? Suella Braverman’s decision to defect to Reform UK is not just another blow to Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to stabilise the Conservatives after their 2024 defeat. It also changes what Reform is being judged on. The Conversation · Jan 26
Braverman tells Reform she has ‘come home’ as she confirms defection The former home secretary said she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years. Evening Standard · Jan 26
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’ Evening Standard · Jan 26
Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform Braverman becomes latest right-winger to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform – as Labour blasts Farage’s party as ‘full of failed Tories’ The Independent UK · Jan 26
Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget The Guardian - UK · Jan 24
Jenrick hits back at Badenoch’s claims he lied, amid war of words with ex-party Mr Jenrick last week dramatically defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Mrs Badenoch from her front bench. Evening Standard · Jan 23
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 ‘Risky’ Tories, ‘drama queen’ Jenrick and Farage’s Trump problem: voters’ verdict on the battle for the right In focus groups in Warrington and Godalming, there was a feeling Keir Starmer was adrift – but are Reform’s ‘Globetrotters’ the answer?
International Business Times UK · Jan 22 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.
Evening Standard · Jan 21 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’.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Voices: ‘The Farage effect is starting to wear off’: Readers say Reform slump is helping Kemi Badenoch YOUR VIEWS: Our community saw Badenoch’s polling uptick as less a Tory comeback and more a sign that Farage’s appeal may be levelling out, with many arguing the numbers reflect protest fatigue rather than genuine enthusiasm for either leader
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21 People in Newark: share your views on Robert Jenrick defecting to Reform UK We’d like to hear from people in Jenrick’s Newark constituency about how they feel about him defecting to Reform UK
Evening Standard · Jan 21 Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch trade jibes over defections at PMQs The Prime Minister teased the Conservative leader over Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK last week.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 HS2 spent £3.8m on ‘Charles Dickens’ country mansion – it’s now empty and requires taxpayer-funded repairs Stanthorne Hall has sat empty since HS2 bought it in March 2023 – now repairs are to be carried out to preserve the once-grand Georgian home despite no one living there
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Badenoch more popular than Farage for first time in a year after handling of Jenrick’s Reform defection, poll shows Almost half (45 per cent) of Reform voters say Tory leader handled Jenrick saga well
The Independent UK · Jan 20 Tory dismissed from party over Reform defection talks He has been stripped of the Conservative whip and removed from the shadow cabinet
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents Kemi Badenoch may look like a stronger leader now, but Jenrick is a dangerous rival – he knows where the Conservatives have been going wrong, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome
The Independent UK · Jan 19 Robert Jenrick heckled at first constituency speech since Reform defection Robert Jenrick was heckled by an audience member during his first Reform UK constituency speech since defecting from the Conservatives last week.