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Nadine Reform defects to Reform, saying Conservative party ‘is dead’


Former cabinet minister’s move on the eve of Reform conference is a further boost for the party which took almost £1m in donations from ex-Tory donors

Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform on the eve of its conference, saying the Conservative party “is dead”.

The former Tory cabinet minister, a close ally of Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, served as culture secretary until 2022 before resigning a year later when blocked from getting a peerage.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/04/reform-secured-almost-1m-from-former-tory-donors-in-second-quarter-of-2025

Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Publish date : 2025-09-04 19:53:00

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