Tory-Reform Spat Over ‘Unsurprising’ Jake Berry Defection

Former Tory party chairman Jake Berry’s defection to Reform last night has led to mixed reaction – and certainly no surprise. The Tories are responding in an unusually punchy fashion this time…

His local Rossendale and Darwen Conservative Association has this morning put out an atypically fiery statement:

“We are disappointed, though not surprised, by Jake’s decision to defect to Reform UK.