The defection of Boris Johnson ally Marco Longhi to Reform UK represents something much bigger than the actions of an unhappy former MP

A former Black Country MP has quit the Conservatives for Reform UK, saying his former party has lost its way to follow a left-wing agenda.

Reform UK could eclipse the Conservative Party as early as today after a surge in recent days following the launch of a new membership tracker at the weekend - handing a massive Christmas bonus for leader Nigel Farage.

A former Conservative MP has defected to Reform UK. During the Reform UK East Midlands Conference in Leicester, party leader Nigel Farage introduced Marco Longhi to the stage as "a loyal member of the Conservative Party for the last goodness knows how many years".

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