On the eve of Reform’s annual conference, the party has dropped another bombshell. Former Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK – a move Nigel Farage has gushed he is ‘absolutely delighted’ about. In an explosive interview with the Daily Mail , Dorries has declared ‘the Tory party is dead’ – and advised party members to ‘now think the unthinkable and look to the future’.

Dorries’ defection follows the ex-cabinet minister’s three decades as a Conservative party member. As reported by the Mail , her talks with Farage did not involve a guaranteed place in a Reform government. Yet while the once-vociferous Boris Johnson ally is not currently a sitting MP, Dorries has not ruled out a return to the Commons. It is understood that the former top Tory is hoping to use

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