Kruger defection: Leader of the Conservatives finding out “she has no one left to lead”

15 Sep 2025

EMBARGO: Immediate

Responding to Danny Kruger’s defection to Reform from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:

“The Leader of the Conservatives is quickly finding out she has no one left to lead. Badenoch’s chasing of Reform’s tail has only pushed her own MPs into their camp.

“The Conservative Party is a shell of its former self. It is no wonder that lifelong Conservative voters who feel abandoned by Badenoch and appalled by Farage have turned to the Liberal Democrats in their droves.

“Nigel Farage’s party is shapeshifting into the Conservatives in front of our very eyes. It is getting to the point where the only difference between them is just a slightly lighter shade of blue.”

ENDS

 


 

 

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