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Tory MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK | Politics | The New Statesman

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"The Tories were having a good week - it's all over now" - Will Lloyd

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Conservative MP Danny Kruger has shocked colleagues by defecting to Reform UK.

In a press conference alongside Reform leader Nigel Farage, Kruger said the Conservatives "are over".

Rachel Cunliffe and Will Lloyd analyse what the move means for the Conservatives and Reform UK.

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