As a member of Reform, Nadhim was adamant he had more to give. Even if none of us really wanted him
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ere’s a thought: try to name a former Conservative MP that Nigel Farage wouldn’t accept as a member of Reform. OK, he might draw the line at Liz Truss on the grounds she is a danger to everyone. Especially herself. And Boris Johnson might be a problem. Not just as a clash of competing egos but because the immigration Boriswave might be a hard sell to Nige’s core supporters.
But those two aside, it seems that anyone is welcome. Bring Nige the deadbeats, the shifty and the disgraced and he will offer them shelter. Will make then whole. Help them to reinvent themselves as frontline politicians once more. Or as close as they are ever likely to get. So step forward Nadhim Zahawi, the latest – and certainly the highest-profile – member of the Living Dead Tories to sell his soul for a glimpse of a second chance. To join the ranks of the Immortals, such as Andrea Jenkyns, Jake Berry, Danny Kruger and Lee Anderson.
Let’s quickly run through some of Nadhim’s career highlights. A successful businessman turned Tory politician who thought it was just fine to claim the heating for his stables on parliamentary expenses. Because what MP in his right mind wouldn’t think that was a perfectly reasonable thing to do? The man who was appointed chancellor by Boris after the resignation of Rishi Sunak, only to call on him to step down less than 48 hours later once he had seen which way the wind was blowing. Loyalty etched deep into his veins.
