"The former MP also has a compelling back story. He was born in Iraq, but fled with his family when he was a boy. When he arrived in the UK, he didn't speak English. But since then, he has had a successful career in business, including co-founding the polling firm YouGov. His is the story of an immigrant who has risen to be a senior figure in the business world and government."
"Zahawi joins a growing list of senior Conservatives who have defected to Reform. The BBC's latest tally shows 22 ex-MPs who have now made that leap. Among them are a number of former cabinet and junior ministers. Many of them were among the most vocal supporters of Boris Johnson: Nadine Dorries, Andrea Jenkyns, Jonathan Gullis, Lia Nici, now Zahawi. The list goes on."
Nadhim Zahawi's defection to Reform adds a senior politician with Cabinet experience and oversight of the widely praised Covid vaccine rollout. He served as education secretary, briefly as chancellor, and as the most senior minister at the Cabinet Office. Nigel Farage has sought senior figures with government experience to prepare Reform for power, and Zahawi meets that need. Zahawi's personal story includes fleeing Iraq as a child, arriving in the UK without English, a successful business career, and co-founding YouGov. Zahawi joins many former Conservative MPs who have defected to Reform, supplying experience but also creating risks for the party.
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