Posted on 09/15/2025 3:56:04 AM PDT by RandFan
Conservative MP Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK.
Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sits on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's team as a shadow work and pensions minister.
"The Conservatives are over," he told a press conference, sitting alongside Reform party leader Nigel Farage.
Kruger said he had been "honoured" to be asked to help Reform prepare for government, and said he hoped that Farage would be the next prime minister.
The East Wiltshire MP - a former political secretary to Boris Johnson when he was prime minister - said the Conservatives were no longer the main party of opposition.
He said: "There have been moments when I have been very proud to belong to the Tory party", but added: "The rule of our time in office was failure.
"Bigger government, social decline, lower wages, higher taxes and less of what ordinary people actually wanted."
Although he said he had "great regard" for Badenoch, he said the Tory party was "divided" and had a "toxic brand".
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You have to think most of them will follow
It's over
I have a hard time following how these European “democracies” work and their positions. Is “Reform” more conservative than the “Conservative” party or vice versa?
It is and led by Nigel Farage
Will this gentleman be a true Reform, or will he be a RINO (ReformUK In Name Only)?
Either would be an improvement over the current Starmer admin.
I wonder how recent was Kruger’s move to Reform ? Today ?.. AFTER millions packed London’s streets yesterday in support of Tommy Robinson’s free speech campaign...or before the massive demonstration. MPs surely are paying attention and soiling undies, and joining Reform.
Also wondering if Farage and Robinson co-operate or compete.
I sense—but do not fully understand— Farage would be a needed sensible British leader, while Robinson would tear it all down.
Got to Google the players to understand what happened 🤣🤣🤣
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