EX-top Tory Nadine Dorries sensationally defected to Reform on the eve of its party conference.
The and ally of Boris Johnson last night declared “the Tory party is dead” as she vowed to help pave the way to Downing Street for Nigel Farage.
Nadine Dorries has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
Mr Farage is understood to have held secret meetings with Ms Dorries at an exclusive members’ only Mayfair club
Following months of secret negotiations, Ms Dorries told the Daily Mail: “Conservative members now need to think the unthinkable and look to the future.”
The acclaimed author, who has never been fond of Kemi Badenoch, spent three decades as a Tory member.
While her disgruntled position on the Conservative leader is well known, the move is still another hammer blow to the struggling party, which continues to tank in the polls.
Mr Farage welcomed the move on the eve of a major weekend for his movement.
He said: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Nadine Dorries to Reform UK.
“She is a hugely successful politician, author and columnist and will be a great boost to our campaign to win the next General Election.”
Responding to the move, the Conservative Party said: “We wish Nadine well.”
Ms Dorries will deliver the opening speech at Reform’s two-day conference in Birmingham.
It is understood she has not been guaranteed a job in any future Reform government.
But the 68-year-old firebrand, born in Liverpool, did not rule out a return to the Commons.
Ms Dorries said: “The Conservative Party cannot win the next election.
“It removes election winning prime ministers, and replaces them with duds.”
Sources close to Ms Dorries, 68, claimed she believes Labour will fall within the next two years.
They also suggested the former Conservative Culture Secretary has little faith Kemi Badenoch could ever win a general election.
Ms Dorries, and fired a parting shot at Rishi Sunak declaring: “What do you stand for?”
Ms Dorries was a Tory MP for 18 years
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