"What I struggle to understand, I say to Danny Kruger in his office at Reform UK HQ, is why a serious Conservative, with a glittering future like yours, would defect to a party led by Nigel Farage? Indeed, the defection of Kruger, a heavy-weight on the Conservative right who served on the front bench and been tipped as a possible future leader, was seen as a major coup for Reform, catching commentators off-guard."
"He's asserted (confusingly) that the Tories are over but not dead, that politics is mostly gut feeling mostly vibes isn't it? Now, after a pause, Kruger sits back and fixes me with a blue-eyed grin: Humans are pack animals, he says. You need to know who top dog is, otherwise the other dogs fight each other. That's what we get in Tory and Labour. Because there's a weakness at the top."
"For instance, in an effort to persuade voters they are more than a protest group, Reform have abandoned their reckless promise of 90bn in tax cuts, stressing instead the need to do sensible things like reduce national debt. Meanwhile, Kruger is heading up the party's department for preparing for government. The characterisation of Reform a year ago basically one man and an iPhone is not the case any more, he says. It's one man with a very professional setup."
Danny Kruger left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK, driven by Nigel Farage's decisive leadership and a perceived leadership weakness in the major parties. Kruger emphasizes Burkean philosophy, evangelical Christianity, and themes of family, community and nation while characterizing contemporary politics as driven by gut feeling. Reform has shifted toward governance readiness, abandoning a pledged 90bn tax-cut promise and prioritizing sensible fiscal measures such as reducing national debt. Kruger leads the party's government-preparation department and Reform's operational capacity has expanded from a small protest outfit to a more professionalized organization.
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