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Andrew Rosindell quits Tories and defects to Reform UK
Andrew Rosindell resigned as a Conservative shadow minister to join Reform UK after a direct call with Nigel Farage, citing a need to end Britain's managed decline, party said.
- Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell resigned a shadow role and defected to Reform UK after a Sunday evening call with Nigel Farage, who leads the party.
- Citing sidelined majority views, Andrew Rosindell said Britain endured a generation of managed decline and argued Reform UK alone would fight for the British public's interests.
- His defection came days after Robert Jenrick, former cabinet member, joined Reform UK after losing the Tory whip, having resolved to switch before being sacked and dining with Reform figures on Thursday.
- Conservative disciplinary moves followed as Kemi Badenoch dismissed and suspended Robert Jenrick, while Reform's Zia Yusuf said Jenrick's arrival `makes it more likely that we win the next general election`.
- Contextualising the defections, Reform called Robert Jenrick thoughtful and clear-eyed about Tory failures, while his past social media incident and criticism of Mr Yusuf complicate his switch.
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UK populist Reform party attracts latest Conservative defector
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Britain's populist Reform UK party won another defector from the country's once dominant Conservative Party on Sunday, attracting lawmaker Andrew Rosindell, part of the Conservatives' foreign policy team, who said it was time "to put country before party". Read full story
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A New Political Shift: Defections to Reform UK Surge
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has gained another defector from Britain's Conservative Party, as Andrew Rosindell joins the movement. With the party rising in opinion polls, Rosindell criticizes Conservative leadership over recent decisions on the Chagos Islands, emphasizing national interests over party loyalty.
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