Lee Anderson has jumped.
Lee Anderson’s decision to defect to Reform after talks suggesting he wanted to return to the Tories is “disappointing”, insiders said.
The former Tory deputy chairman announced he was switching parties despite being close to agreeing a comeback.
Mr Anderson declared “all I want is my country back” as he stood alongside new leader Richard Tice in a hastily arranged press conference.
Had I placed a bet, I don’t suppose the odds would have been too good for a decent pay-out. However, regardless of how it pans out come the election, it does mean that Reform’s visibility among the electorate has just improved somewhat. Things are about to get interesting.
“All I want is my country back”
I do too – reckon that could make a good election slogan.
Arguably rather than Lee Anderson leaving, the Conservative Party left Lee Anderson. And a lot of other people feel abandoned too… will it be enough to persuade the Conservatives to drop the Lefty Centrism they have been seduced by?
No. I think annihilation at the election will be what it takes.
I think even that will simply persuade them they weren’t woke enough…
I believe there are something like 50 tories who have announced they will be stepping down. Obvious why, but instead if they were to say they would swap to reform?
What would any of them have to lose?
Of course, so many rats leaving the sinking ship in such a way would likely raise a deal of suspicion, but then again it might not (don’t know about anybody else, but I’ve long passed the “if hitler were to invade hell….” mindset)
No indication that any such think is likely but I do wonder how many of those 50 are having thoughts. I wouldn’t think many of them have much in the way of prospects outside of politics.
I see 2016 all over again (brexit and the pre-arranged US coronation of hitler’s clitoris): it has already been decided and it’s just a matter of the particular shade of red for der sturmer’s flag over wastemonster.
Der sturmer’s presumptive arrogance is getting grotesque even for him!
How big a block of votes do reform (gorgeous George and a few others) need to get to seriously upset things. With small number of seats, or none, they can be formally ignored of course, but the reality of a non-trivial block of votes could be – I can’t think of better term – a conscience (not they would see it as such).
We do indeed live in interesting times.
Apparently the election doesn’t need to be held until January.
The referendum party (blessing on Sir Jim!) and the Nige didn’t get a single seat but they pretty well drove
If Reform are to start taking in the Tory rats, they need to be very choosy indeed – as a minimum picking over their commons voting records for at least a decade. Any hint of wokeness or softness on immigration should be enough for a ‘thanks but no thanks’, otherwise the party will quickly become tarnished with the same brush.
… as happened in Rochdale apparently (except it was a Labour rat they took on there).
Tories delenda est
My hopes of the complete destruction of the tory party of betrayal are higher than they were last week.
Labour, the other cheek of the same arse, should be crapping themselves too, the red wall tory vote won’t automatically default to Labour because the tories sold out, i’m working class and like many i know i’m a natural small c conservative.
The tories deserted the likes of me and labour despise the likes of me.
My safe tory seat MP is a decent stick, Philip Hollobone (one of the handful of MPs who sat in on Andrew Bridgen’s debates) i’d be overjoyed if Pip moved over.
“Reform”
Well, I supposed Adolf reformed 1930’s German politics, as did Mussolini for Italy in the 1920’s
( *cough* )
Wow! After a two year break, you have managed an ad hominem and a Godwin in the space of two comments. Well done.