Reform UK party 'offered Tory MP £400,000 to defect'

Tory officials are to contact the Commons Speaker after claims an MP was offered a £400,000 “bribe” to defect to Reform UK. The insurgent party that Brexit diehard Nigel Farage helped set up allegedly promised five years’ salary if the Conservatives switched

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The former international trade minister, Mr Hands, will be tasked with preparing the Tory campaign for the next general election and will have to overcome a 21-point lead for Labour in the polls. Mr Hands has built a good reputation throughout his