Former Mansfield MP and leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has joined the Reform UK party.
The former Tory joined the party on Wednesday, December 10, 17 months after losing his parliamentary seat.
He is one of many conservatives that have made the move to Reform, and will be responsible for helping to cut council spending.
In a post on Facebook Bradley claims he has lost his trust in both Labour and Conservatives and it will “not be coming back”, according to The Telegraph.
Mr Bradley will act as head of local government action and pledges to “ensure that communities feel the benefit of voting for Reform.”
He joins the former Tory MPs Danny Kruger and Dame Andrea Jenkyns who have also made the move to Reform.
Ben Bradley will be working for Reform UK in a new role to help councils run efficient local services
35-year-old Bradley will work on the party’s “Doge” efficiency campaign and said: “I’m delighted to be joining Reform UK at a really important time, and to be part of delivering the real change that is desperately needed. Successive governments have failed to deliver for so many people, and have demonstrated that they’re unwilling to actually deliver on key promises to voters.
Bradley was former vice chairman of the Conservative Party under Theresa May, but resigned over her Chequers Brexit Deal. He also broke the Tory whip when he voted against Boris Johnson’s plans for vaccine passports and compulsory vaccination for NHS staff in the pandemic.
Richard Tice, the Deputy Leader of Reform UK, said that Ben Bradley will bring “strong leadership and deliver real real results for councils across the country”.
Reform has attracted more than 20 former Conservative MPs recently but not all of these are expected to gain a job.
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