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Tory Defections May Hurt Reform | Steven Swinford
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January 13, 2026
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9:16Now Playing“They have got a distinctive brand and they are offering a change narrative…But if you just have the same faces, retreads, effectively, that is a potential issue.”
Nadhim Zahawi's defection to Reform could spark a “problem” with delineating between the Conservatives and Reform, as the previous “we don’t take failed Tories” narrative may not be effective for Nigel Farage’s party, says The Times’s political editor, Steven Swinford.
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