Sir Jake Berry, a former leading Conservative, has announced that he has defected to Reform UK – in the latest move by a senior Tory to Nigel Farage’s party.
Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in Liz Truss’ short-lived government, said his former party had “lost their way” as he left the Conservatives.
Speaking to the Sun newspaper, the new Reform member added: “Old Westminster politics has failed.
“Millions of people, just like me, want a country they can be proud of again. The only way we get that is with Reform in government.”
Sir Jake is the second former Cabinet minister in a week to join Reform, after ex-Welsh secretary David Jones announced he enrolled as a member.
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