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IHT critic Robert Jenrick dismissed from Tories after plotting to defect to Reform

Newark MP Robert Jenrick has been sent his marching orders by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch after evidence came to light that he was about to defect to Nigel Farage and Reform

Chris Brayford
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Could Newark MP Robert Jenrick defect to Reform?
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Could Newark MP Robert Jenrick defect to Reform?

A former leadership candidate for the Conservatives has been sacked by the party after revelations came to light that he was about to defect to Reform UK. Newark MP Robert Jenrick was suspended from...

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