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Which Tory MP do you think will deflect to Reform next?

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Theda13 · 26/01/2026 21:56

I think Jacob Rees-Mogg might.

Watch this space…

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LeedsLoiner · 27/01/2026 16:03

Orwell had them sussed “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

Teanbiscuits33 · 27/01/2026 15:54

No longer an MP, but i do think Liz Truss is possible. She was having dinner with Farage recently, and she’s gone full on nut job since leaving politics. Farage said he’d never accept her but he said the same about Braverman so I haven’t ruled it out. He loved her mini budget!

Westfacing · 27/01/2026 15:42

I don't know about current MPs, and don't really care.

I do think a number of former MPs who lost their seat at the last GE will join in an attempt to get back into Parliament. Reform intend to put up a candidate for every constituency and are lacking in experience so they might need a number of failed Tories to give them a bit of heft in the way of name recognition.

I'm usually a Labour voter and hoping Starmer can turn things around in the coming couple of years - expecting to be disappointed.

Marmalade71 · 27/01/2026 15:40

Katie Lam

TopPocketFind · 27/01/2026 15:37

Gavin Williamson, he is on the daily mail's defection watch list

JacknDiane · 27/01/2026 15:36

shortsaint · 26/01/2026 22:14

Easy. Whoever was utterly abhorrent as a Tory and is only in it for self-interest.

Hardly narrows it down though....

TheFairyCaravan · 27/01/2026 15:32

sprigatito · 27/01/2026 15:29

Me too. I’m waiting for that announcement.

in a similar vein, has Gullis joined Reform yet? I think he lost his seat, but I’d be surprised if he didn’t try again as a Farage acolyte.

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Yes, Gullis went to Reform just before Christmas.

NemesisInferior · 27/01/2026 15:31

TheFairyCaravan · 27/01/2026 15:25

I’m surprised Mark Francois hasn’t gone yet.

Even reform would probably think twice about that fuckwit.

Actually, maybe not.

ExtraOnions · 27/01/2026 15:30

I am no Tory … they need to decide who they are, what they represent, and stick to it. I have no clue what their policies are. Thatcher still gives me the chills, but at least she was clear.

sprigatito · 27/01/2026 15:29

TheFairyCaravan · 27/01/2026 15:25

I’m surprised Mark Francois hasn’t gone yet.

Me too. I’m waiting for that announcement.

in a similar vein, has Gullis joined Reform yet? I think he lost his seat, but I’d be surprised if he didn’t try again as a Farage acolyte.

TheFairyCaravan · 27/01/2026 15:25

I’m surprised Mark Francois hasn’t gone yet.

luckylavender · 27/01/2026 15:20

Gavin Williamson

JamesClyman · 27/01/2026 15:01

Don't know. Don't care.

LavenderBlue19 · 26/01/2026 22:33

Much as I hate the Tories, I'm actually quite hopeful that Reform will take all the dregs and then the Tories will become a functioning party again. I would far rather they were the Opposition then Reform (at least - the old Tory party. Before the now-Reform lot took over).

I do wonder how Reform are going to continue to claim to be 'Change', when they're almost entirely made up of the last government 😂

MrsMoastyToasty · 26/01/2026 22:32

JRM lost his seat to Dan Norris (was Labour, but now independent following his suspension from the party).

MeouwKing · 26/01/2026 22:31

Have they got any left?

ACynicalDad · 26/01/2026 22:26

It's great, it's all the odious ones. The Tories may end up electable at the end of this. I'd guess Mark Francois soon, but I'm not sure that there are that many left that would go.

AgentPidge · 26/01/2026 22:23

The Tories I really dislike and have zero respect for are joining Reform. If JRM leaves them ( I don't care if he's still an MP or not) along with Priti Patel, they might start to look like a reasonable party. I've been impressed by Kemi Badenoch recently.

ProfessorRedshoeblueshoe · 26/01/2026 22:22

Fabricant is not an MP either

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/01/2026 22:22

Is boris still an mp? Is he still part of the tories

Ihatethistimeline · 26/01/2026 22:20

Michael Fabricant or Jacob Rees Mogg.

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Theda13 · 26/01/2026 22:14

BoxedOff · 26/01/2026 22:10

Jacob Rees Mogg isn’t an MP anymore.

I actually struggle to name many that haven’t already gone.

Did he lose his seat at the last election? That one must have passed me by!

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shortsaint · 26/01/2026 22:14

Easy. Whoever was utterly abhorrent as a Tory and is only in it for self-interest.

ilovesooty · 26/01/2026 22:11

Steve Baker?

"Suella excites me".

BoxedOff · 26/01/2026 22:10

Jacob Rees Mogg isn’t an MP anymore.

I actually struggle to name many that haven’t already gone.

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