MP Danny Kruger says Tory party ‘is over’ as he defects to Reform

<p>East Wiltshire MP says he hopes others follow his path and accuses former party of clinging to ‘defunct institutions’</p><p>The MP Danny Kruger has defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK, declaring the Tory party “is over” and Nigel Farage is the “new custodian” of conservatism and the political right’s “last hope” of governing Britain.</p><p>Kruger, who represents East Wiltshire and previously served as political secretary to Boris Johnson, said: “The Conservative party is over. Over as a national party, over as the principal opposition to the left.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/15/danny-kruger-mp-says-tory-party-is-over-after-he-defects-to-reform">Continue reading...</a>