Nadine Dorries is the latest of Boris Johnson’s most ardent supporters to join Nigel Farage and Reform, writes political editor David Maddox

My core beliefs are the same today as they were the day I joined the Conservatives back in 1995. It was the Conservative Party that had changed, not me.

After months of secret negotiations, the former Conservative Culture Secretary is joining forces with the Reform leader as he plots a path to Downing Street.

Former culture secretary says ‘Tory party is dead’ as she announces move