Tories, Nigel Farage and Reform

Nigel Farage ramps up war with Tories with bombshell 'defect' letter to 1,300 councillors
The Reform UK boss has written to over 1,300 Tory councillors whose seats are up for grabs in May's council elections giving them the "opportunity" to jump ship
Major boost to Nigel Farage as Tories defect to Reform in Scotland after bombshell letter
Two former Tories in Aberdeenshire have defected to Reform UK just hours after Nigel Farage wrote to hundreds of councillors urging them to switch party allegiance. Mark Findlater, a former leader of Aberdeenshire Council, and his colleague Laurie Carnie have become the first to represent the party in Scotland after recently leaving the Tories.
Nigel Farage tells every Tory councillor ‘join Reform NOW’ or risk losing your seat as party faces existential crisis
NIGEL Farage today wrote to every Tory councillor, urging them to join Reform ahead of local elections next year. Mr Farage branded the move a “lifeline” for 1,352 Conservatives up for
Two Aberdeenshire councillors defect to Reform as party warn Tories ‘momentum’ is with them
Two Aberdeenshire councillors have joined Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after quitting the Conservatives. Ex-council chief Mark Findlater and his former Conservative colleague Laurie Carnie have now become Reform’s first ever councillors in Scotland.
Reform sees first Conservative councillor defector - weeks after expulsion from the Tories
Reform UK has welcomed its first Tory councillor defection after Nigel Farage wrote a letter encouraging them to cross the floor - but it could have backfired.
Farage asks every Tory councillor to defect to Reform
Clacton MP emails all 1,352 Conservative council members up for re-election in May 2025 explaining the ‘risk they face’ against his party
Nigel Farage urges every Conservative councillor facing re-election to defect to Reform with 'lifeline' offer
Nigel Farage has urged every Conservative councillor facing re-election to defect to his Reform UK party. The party leader, who was elected as an MP for the first time in July, wrote to every one of the Conservatives' 1,352 councillors whose seats are being voted on next May to encourage them to leave the "busted flush" party.
Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right
The decision to choose Kemi Badenoch versus Robert Jenrick for the final two is proof, if any was needed, that Nigel Farage has scared the Tory party. The Reform UK leader, and how to deal with him, became the main question for all the candidates in this lengthy four-month election to the point of irritation.
How the Tories changed their tune on Nigel Farage – and Reform
A year ago, the Reform party had an average poll rating of six per cent and was as good as invisible to that large majority of the electorate which does not obsess about politics.
Nigel Farage writes to every Tory councillor inviting defections ahead of local elections
Mr Farage is hoping to solidify Reform UK's representation in local government next year as he sets about professionalising the party.
‘No one knows who Robert Jenrick is,’ Nigel Farage says of Tory leadership contest - UK politics live
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Mikey Smith on Nigel Farage's 'hypocrisy' in supporting Trump’s complaint against Labour
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Reform councillor hails 'brilliant' Nigel Farage for 'clever' move: 'It's a lifeline to leave a sinking ship!'
Nigel Farage has been hailed as "brilliant" for his "clever" move in offering a "lifeline" to all sitting Tory councillors facing re-election by the Reform UK group leader in Wales. Farage, leader of ...