Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry DEFECTS to Reform as he says party is UK's 'last chance'

THE Conservative Party was last night dealt a hammer blow as its ex-boss Sir Jake Berry defected to Reform.

Former Tory chairman and Northern Powerhouse minister Sir Jake became the biggest name yet to back Nigel Farage’s insurgents.

The Red Wall champion said Reform were the “last chance to pull Britain back from terminal decline”.

He said the Tories had “lost their way” as he tore up his membership after 25 years.

Speaking of his switch, he warned: “Our streets are completely lawless. Migration is out of control. Taxes are going through the roof.

“And day after day, I hear from people in my community and beyond who say the same thing: ‘This isn’t the Britain I grew up in’.”

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Дата на публикация: 12 юли, 2025
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