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Constituents react to their MP joining Reform UK
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September 16, 2025
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8:49Now PlayingYesterday, the then-Conservative and Shadow Work and Pensions Minister and MP for East Wiltshire, Danny Kruger, became the first sitting MP since the general election to join Reform UK.
This brought the number of Reform MPs back up to five, after Rupert Lowe lost the party whip days after criticising Nigel Farage and James McMurdock left the party following allegations that he had received £70,000 in Bounce Back business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite his businesses "being effectively dormant".
At yesterday’s press conference Danny Kruger said he defected because “The Conservative Party is over…centrism is not enough, that real change is needed.’
However, a cynic might say it's because he’s afraid of losing his seat. Electoral Calculus predicts that Reform has a 64% chance of winning the East Wiltshire seat.
He’s been put in charge of leading the party’s preparation for government.
At time of recording, he’s not called for a by-election in his constituency. We went to chat to his constituents in the largest town in his constituency, Marlborough, to see what they thought of the defection.
We received mix responses: some endorse his move and already supported Reform UK themselves. Some are disillusioned Conservative voters, who empathise with Kruger’s analysis. And others vehemently disagree with Reform’s stances on issues like immigration and would like to see a by election in their constituency.
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