The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer

A Conservative spokesperson said that Reform UK was the party of ‘has-been politicians’

Robert Jenrick ruled out a move to Reform UK just weeks before he was sacked due to "irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect'' from the Conservative Party.…

Reform leader Nigel Farage said ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over his ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as…

The former Tory shadow cabinet member has been announced as a Reform UK member at a press conference

Robert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sensationally sacked from the shadow cabinet and suspended from the Conservative party. Lucy Hough speaks to…

Lucy Hough speaks to head of national news Archie Bland

Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling. Mr Jenrick was sacked from the Tory cabinet by leader…

As has been the case with past Tory defections to Reform, there is a trove of social media snipes to embarrass the new stablemates

Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching, says Guardian columnist Zoe…

Nigel Farage thanks Tory leader for delivering Robert Jenrick to Reform ‘on a plate’ after firing him – and boasts of a Labour defector to come

Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career

The former minister says the Conservatives "broke Britain", as Nigel Farage welcomes him to his party.

Robert Jenrick can be heard criticising his new boss and dismissing Reform UK as ‘not a serious party’ in leaked audio

Some supporters are concerned about the number of Conservatives being welcomed by their party, and fear it could alienate voters

The Conservative leader said Nigel Farage’s party was ‘taking away’ her problems by welcoming Robert Jenrick

The Conservative leader said Reform are ‘taking people who are repeatedly sacked from government’.

Conservative leader thanks Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, for ‘doing my spring cleaning for me’