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DARK SECRETS: 4 | Vintage Vibes

Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team?

The Independent takes a look at the politicians who have been handed the top roles

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent

Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’

The Guardian - UK

London local elections leave Labour 'nowhere to hide' with Greens on march in the capital, new analysis

But the city is such a Labour stronghold that it may cling onto many wards, says Professor Sir John Curtice

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage unveils 'shadow cabinet' with two Tory defectors on Reform UK's frontbench

The Reform leader proposed a ‘new super economics and business department’ modelled ‘on what the Germans did after World War Two’

Evening Standard

Farage promotes Jenrick and Braverman as he unveils new Reform front bench

Richard Tice, the deputy leader, was named as the spokesman for business, trade and energy.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened

Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top team

The Guardian - UK

Farage expected to name Jenrick as potential future chancellor

Former Tory minister one of a raft of likely appointments to counter accusations Reform is a ‘one-man band’

The Guardian - UK

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Labour take note: the politics of home cannot be ceded to the nativist right

Reform’s version of patriotism is opportunistic and bogus, but it is swaying voters. Labour must look to its roots to find a reply, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick to be unveiled as Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman, reports say

Robert Jenrick will be unveiled as Reform’s chancellor-in-waiting alongside several other new appointments on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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

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

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

Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief

Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident

The Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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 Conversation

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.

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Evening Standard

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

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’

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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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