Romford MP Andrew Rosindell becomes latest Tory to defect to Reform
Veteran MP says ‘time to put country before party’ citing Conservative position on Chagos IslandsThe Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, the party has announced.Rosindell, the MP for Romford since 2001, said on X that he had joined the Conservative party at the age of 14,...
<p>Veteran MP says ‘time to put country before party’ citing Conservative position on Chagos Islands</p><p>The Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, the party has announced.</p><p>Rosindell, the MP for Romford since 2001, said on X that he had joined the Conservative party at the age of 14, inspired by the principles advocated by Margaret Thatcher but that “the time has come to put country before party”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/18/andrew-rosindell-romford-mp-tory-defect-reform">Continue reading...</a>
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