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Three former Conservative MPs have switched sides Improvementa source in Nigel FarageThe party has confirmed.
Jonathan Gullis, who represented Stoke-on-Trent North, Lia Nikkiwho served as Grimsby MP and former Bolton West Tory MP chris green A Reform Party source confirmed to the Press Association, telling that everyone had joined online “of their own free will”.
Mr Gullis is a former vice-chairman of the Conservative Party and education minister.
He is currently the mayor of Kidsgrove.
He told the BBC that he had been a member of the party for 18 years, but that he believed he had “lost touch with the people he was supposed to serve”.
“By failing to control Both legal and illegal migration to chase one net zero “With an agenda that has seen our household energy bills rise and put jobs in Stoke-on-Trent’s world-famous ceramics sector at risk, the Conservative Party has lost the trust of the British people,” Mr Gullis said in a statement to the broadcaster.
These three defections are the first for East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger. Tories left to reform in September,
A Reform Party source said: “The Conservative Party is dead. Only Reform can defeat Labor at the next election as the polls show again and again.”
Luke Shenton was the first Reform councilor elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council following a by-election in May.
Mr Shenton told the BBC, “Jonathan’s decision to join us is a huge boost for Reform UK at the local level.”
“The people of Stoke-on-Trent deserve better than this failed Labor government.
“Together, we will fight for the hard-working people of Stoke-on-Trent, and create a real alternative to this tired political establishment.”
In 2024, Ms. Nikki made a scathing attack The then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he lacked Boris Johnson’s appeal and appreciation of reform.
“I’m probably more of a reformist than other people Improve candidates to be honest“Ms Nicky told Sky’s Politics Hub with Sophie Ridge.
She added, “I’m constantly called a rebel, but that’s because most people in Grimsby think the same way as I do. So I hold our government accountable on this issue.”
“Reform’s got a lot of ideas that local people like, but are they a fully formed political party, no they’re not.”
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