Rupert Matthews, the police and crime commissioner for Leicestershire and Rutland, has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK. He has been in office since 2021 and previously served as an MEP for the East Midlands. At a press conference with Nigel Farage, he criticized the current criminal justice system, describing it as influenced by a ‘dark heart of wokeness.’ Matthews emphasized a need for political reform due to the perceived failures of both Conservative and Labour governments, stating that now is the time for change. He was re-elected as PCC in May 2024, winning by 860 votes over Labour's Rory Palmer.
The self-serving, self-entitled liberal elite who have let our country down time after time are now on notice their day is almost done.
Be they Conservative or Labour governments, everyone knows our politicians have failed us all. They have let this country down. They have let the British people down.
Now is the time for Reform.
He's twice been elected as a Conservative but today he comes across to us as our first police and crime commissioner.
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