[Youngian]

Another Tory defector to the Farage party just announced.

As you’d expect, it’s another grade one shit - Andrew Rosindell MP.

Its Kemi's lucky week. He has some real dodgy shit hanging over him, a total cunt.

[kreuzberger]

There is a reasonably decent doko in the World Service about the Lithuanian basketball team, emerging from Soviet rule and being sponsored, somewhat improbably, by the Grateful Dead.

"Get it online or wherever you get your podcasts."

Like exhuming it out of a grave or the back of your fridge.

[satnav]

Reporting on Rossendale's defection/defecation GBNews claims that 'Another member of Kemi Badenoch's team defects to Reform UK'. I really wouldn't describe the shadow cabinet as a top team, with less than 120 MPs the Tory talent pool is currently very shallow.

[Tubby Isaacs]

This looks very co-ordinated. Who's next? Andrew Griffith is a headbanger and a relative high flyer. Joy Morrissey? Esther McVey? Nick Timothy? Suella Braverman?

[satnav]

It probably is co-ordinated but the plan was probably thrown into chaos when Jenrick had to make a quicker than expected exit. The issue for most remaining Tories is whether they think switching parties will help or hinder them retaining their seat. It could get very messy if a sitting Tory MP joins Reform if Reform already have a prospective parliamentary candidate in place.

[Boiler]

Another Tory defector to the Farage party just announced.

As you’d expect, it’s another grade one shit - Andrew Rosindell MP.

Its Kemi's lucky week. He has some real dodgy shit hanging over him, a total cunt.

Given her full name, "Olukemi" perhaps should be pronounced "Oh Lucky Me"...

[AOB]

Another way of looking at all these defections is that in the long term it won't set Reform apart from the mainstream, which is part of their pulling power. Giving licence to casual racists and xenophobia is their number one pull, but Nigel being a regular guy who doesn't conform (he conforms more than anyone with his head in that money trough on the gravy train) with his party that's "different" is a major factor. But being full of Conservatives won't bode well in the long term. It will be just like having two Conservative parties to split the right's vote.

[Youngian]

But being full of Conservatives won't bode well in the long term. It will be just like having two Conservative parties to split the right's vote.

I’m in one of a number of constituencies where Reform is the only contender to the sitting Conservative MP, should I give a fuck and lend the Tory (Steve Barclay) my vote?
If they moved to the centre right repudiated Brexit and promised not to reverse any government measures for closer ties, then maybe but as it stands at the moment, fuck ‘em.

Saw Priti Patel was sent out to give the PM full backing over Greenland through gritted teeth. This is where they can steal a march over Reform, trust in defence and national security. And make Farage look like the right wing Jeremy Corbyn. Which he sort of is.