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

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

Ten years ago, Robert Jenrick was a bland centrist solicitor, exactly the sort of safe candidate who the Conservative Party didn’t have to worry about. So how did he become such a…

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

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.

How Kemi Badenoch managed to sack Jenrick before he could announce he was ditching Tories for Reform

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

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

Former Tory’s media strategy reportedly calls him ‘biggest defection story Reform has ever had’