Another one bites the dust. Now it transpires that the onetime deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Jonathan Gullis, has defected to Reform UK. The former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North took to Facebook to announce his move, lamenting that the Tories have ‘understandably lost the trust of the British people’ before stating: ‘I believe only Reform UK has the vision and courage needed to restore pride in Britain.’ Talk about a turnaround, eh?
Gullis went on, listing the problems with his former party:
Leaving the Conservative Party after 18 years is not a decision I have taken lightly. Over time, I have watched a party I once believed in lose touch with the people it was meant to serve.
From failing to control both legal and illegal migration to pursuing a Net Zero agenda that has seen a rise in our household energy bills and put jobs in Stoke-on-Trent’s world famous ceramics sector at risk, the Conservative Party has understandably lost the trust of the British people.
Praising Reform’s leader, he added:
Nigel Farage has shown, consistently over many decades, the courage of his convictions, and it is that strength of leadership which will drive forward the bold and radical reforms our country so urgently needs.
Good heavens. It’s another blow for the Tories after high-profile backbencher Danny Kruger jumped ship earlier this year, while Kemi Badenoch’s party has lost Tory councillors across the country to the embrace of Reform. Will Gullis’s announcement today – just six months from local and devolved elections that are expected to be tough for the Tories – prompt others to switch allegiance too? Stay tuned…
