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Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plotUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.The former shadow justice secretary had the Conservative whip removed and his party membership suspended on Thursday morning after his party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she had found “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to defect from the party. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform-uk-after-conservative-party-suspension Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor Publish date : 2026-01-15 16:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Trump and his top advisers have previously hinted at their willingness to work with acting president Delcy RodríguezDonald Trump is in Washington today. He’s due to meet with Mariá Corina Machado – Venezuela’s opposition leader – at 12:3opm ET. At the moment that’s closed to the press but we’ll let you know if that changes and bring you the latest.Later, Trump is set to host the champions of the 2025 Stanley Cup, the Florida Panthers, at the White House. We’ll be watching to get his reaction to the news of the day. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/15/us-politics-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-venezuela-maria-corina-machado Author :

‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader saysFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.Here is the text of Kemi Badenoch’s video statement about Robert Jenrick.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just that he

Moscow alleges unnamed diplomat is affiliated ‘with the British secret service’ as it gives them two weeks to leave A British diplomat has been expelled from Russia after being accused of being a spy.The diplomat, who was not named, has two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said, after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/british-diplomat-expelled-russia-accused-spy Author : Robyn Vinter and agency Publish date : 2026-01-15 08:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.