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Former Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry defects to Reform UK

UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Sir Jake Berry, former Conservative chairman, defects to Reform UK citing Tory failures on tax, benefits, and immigration amid growing senior Tory defections, poll shows Reform UK leading at 30%.

  • Sir Jake Berry, a former Conservative chairman and MP for 14 years, defected to Reform UK on 2025-07-10, announcing the move in The Sun.
  • Berry left the Conservative Party after 25 years, citing that his old party had lost their way and that the old Westminster politics had failed.
  • He expressed support for Nigel Farage's Reform UK, describing it as the final opportunity to rescue Britain from severe decline, and condemned both Conservative and Labour administrations for damaging the country.
  • Berry expressed that achieving progress requires Reform to be in government and described Boris Johnson as the most valuable political figure the Conservative Party has seen in a century.
  • The defection strengthens Reform UK, which leads recent polls and could attract more mainstream Tories, signaling potential major political shifts ahead.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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