Lee Anderson, pictured after yesterday’s press conference (Image: PA) Nigel Farage has branded critics of Lee Anderson “privately educated, middle-class London snobs” – and claimed Reform UK’s controversial new recruit “represents a large chunk of this country”. The former UKIP and Brexit
Lee Anderson crossed the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon after his bombshell defection to Reform UK. The Ashfield MP made his first appearance in the chamber since his switch for day four of the Budget debate. The former Conservative
A Church of England whistleblow stunned MPs this morning after revealing the widespread abuse of baptisms by asylum seekers in Britain. Reverend Matthew Firth, a former priest at St Cuthbert’s Church in Darlington, accused the Church of England’s senior leadership of turning
Lee Anderson has been tipped to hold on to his Ashfield seat at the next general election after his defection to Reform UK. Bookmaker Star Sports put the ex-Tory deputy chairman at 2/1 to retain his Red Wall constituency. William Kedjanyi, political
Lee Anderson has been kicked out of the exclusive Carlton Club after he quit the Conservative Party. The new Reform MP was sent a letter just a few hours after announcing he was defecting. The swanky private members club is a second
Lee Anderson’s decision to defect to Reform sent shockwaves through the Conservatives. From backbenchers to the top of the party, it was widely believed his flirtation with Nigel Farage’s party was just that. Mr Anderson is popular with MPs and has a
Lee Anderson’s decision to defect to Reform after talks suggesting he wanted to return to the Tories is “disappointing”, insiders said. The former Tory deputy chairman announced he was switching parties despite being close to agreeing a comeback. Mr Anderson declared “all
Lee Anderson has weighed in on the Princess of Wales photoshop row just minutes after shocking Westminster by defecting to Reform UK. The former Tory vice chairman’s defection was almost upstaged by the royal row, when the Princess of Wales made a
Lee Anderson delivered a stern warning this morning to his former colleagues in the Tory Party, telling them to join him in Reform UK or face political oblivion. The former Tory chairman stunned Westminster this morning, with a surprise press conference announcing
As arguably the most high-profile Tory backbencher in the House of Commons, as well as being an ardent backbencher, the expected defection of Lee Anderson represents a massive coup for Richard Tice’s Reform UK. But given that the general election is just