Enough already': Jenrick's defection gets mixed reception from Reform members

"If Reform UK was officially celebrating Robert Jenrick's defection to Nigel Farage's party, the reaction of the rank-and-file was an altogether more complicated one ranging from jubilation to despair that yet another Tory was coming onboard. Enough already! Reform uk please take note, you are going to lose members and voters if you don't cap this craziness We don't want a Tory party Pt II, was the early response from James Scott, one of a number of members expressing their unhappiness"

"After the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, broke the news that she was sacking her long-term rival from the frontbench and taking away the party whip for plotting, another Reform member commented: Don't do it, Nigel. If Jenrick joins Reform I'm done I am a member of the party but will leave immediately. Yet such hostility to Jenrick from Reform members appeared still to be in the minority,"

"We always wanted Jenrick in the Reform party. He's a seasoned veteran of parliament, wrote one on a private Facebook forum used by members. Fantastic news !! I am losing count of how many potential great future leaders are now in Reform, said Paul Rayner, posting on a public group established to celebrate Nigel Farage. Jenrick defects to Farage's Reform UK | The Latest Speculation that the ambitious rightwinger could be about to ditch the Tories has long been a favourite topic across Reform social media"

Reform UK officially celebrated Robert Jenrick's defection to Nigel Farage's party while rank-and-file responses ranged from jubilation to despair. Some members threatened to leave, warning that Reform risks becoming a second Conservative party if more Tories join. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch sacked Jenrick from the frontbench and removed the whip for plotting, prompting angry warnings among some Reform supporters. Many others welcomed Jenrick as a seasoned MP and potential leader, celebrating his arrival across private and public Reform social media groups. Longstanding speculation about Tory defections had circulated at meetings and online, surprising the membership.

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