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Editor-In-Chief watches Jenrick Defect as Reform Courts the Conservatives
William Cash | 16th January 2026 | Comment, Politics
William Cash attends a dramatic Westminster press conference at which Robert Jenrick is inducted into Reform. But how many more Tory defections are good for the party?
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