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Huge scalp for Farage as former Tory Chancellor defects to Reform UK | Politics Hub
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January 12, 2026
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57:29Now PlayingJoin Politics Hub with Darren McCaffrey for a fast-paced daily dissection of what’s happening in Westminster, as former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest - and most senior - Tory to defect to Reform UK.
The ex-MP and vaccines minister during the COVID pandemic said the UK was "drinking at the last chance saloon" and "really does need Nigel Farage as prime minister".
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