20 Tory Councillors Join Reform UK on Eve of Conservative Conference Finale

20 Tory Councillors Join Reform UK on Eve of Conservative Conference Finale

Twenty councillors have walked away from the Conservatives to join Reform UK, as Kemi Badenoch admits her party is “shedding a lot of baggage”. Nigel Farage’s party unveiled the wave defections on Tuesday, the eve of the Conservative annual conference finale in Manchester where Mrs Badenoch will make a closing speech. The boost to Reform UK’s ranks in town halls throughout the country follows several wins in the May elections earlier this year. …

Twenty Tory councillors defect to Reform

LGC analysis of implications of defections, including full list of Conservative councillors whose defections were announced today