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Improvement MAGA politics in the US have been accused of “importing divisive and dangerous ideas” after a right-wing theologian who opposes abortion in all cases joined the party. Nigel FarageAdvisor to.
Cambridge University Professor James Orr, who heads the Center for a Better Britain think tank, is an influential figure donald trumpThe administration and Vice President J.D. Vance praise it.
His arrival comes hot on the heels of the right-wing MP’s defection from the Tories danny krugerThose who hold similar views oppose abortion in all cases.
Both Mr Orr and Mr Kruger met Mr Vance in the summer when he was in the UK before joining Reform.
Mr Orr also described asylum seekers as “invaders” in an incendiary article.
The move comes after Keir Starmer described the reforms as “racist” and “immoral” during the Labor Party conference in September.
Labor condemned the reform that Orr accepted into its ranks.
A Labor spokesperson said: “Embracing figures like James Orr tells you everything you need to know about the direction his party is headed. His opposition to abortion even in rape cases and his description of asylum seekers as ‘invaders’ are extreme even by the standards of contemporary right-wing politics.”
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper warned: “This appointment confirms what we knew all along: Reform UK is a British franchise of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.
“By appointing Orr, Farage is clearly trying to import the same divisive and dangerous ideas that underpin the Trump administration.
“We can all see what is happening in Trump’s America. We cannot stand by and let this become Farage’s Britain.”
Reform has denied that the party is moving towards an anti-abortion stance. It is understood that his decision to formally join Reform is to help bring elite talent to the party.
But Mr Orr, who has been behind national Conservative conferences, was described by Reform’s policy chief Zia Youssef as “a brilliant academic, theologian, thinker”.
The associate professor of history of religion at Cambridge has joined Reform, Mr Youssef announced in a post on social media site X.
The senior reforms figure said: “He has been a bastion of common sense and patriotism at the University of Cambridge.
“He has become a close friend and I believe he will have an important role in shaping the future of this country.”
He added: “James is now a senior member of our team, a senior advisor to Nigel Farage and will bring even more talented patriots to the Reform family.”
Although Mr. Orr is not a well-known public figure, he has been influential on the philosophy of the Trump administration.
Vice President Vance once described him as his “British Sherpa”.
Independent Reform has been contacted for comment.