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" So vote for Reform or it Torry 2.0 " Surely you mean Torrey as in Torrey Canyon? Under Captain Farage's it will hopefully flounder on some rocks but sadly spill snake-oil everywhere. | |||
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"Another turd slips its way into the sewer that’s reform" If only the fetid floater in Number 10 could be flushed away. | |||
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"This is what will put reform in government " Haha, what, a bunch of drowning talentless rats jumping off the good ship Tory? Farage will make sure it's still his one man ego trip no matter who climbs aboard because he won't like anybody displaying any signs of competence or reason (not that no-marks like Jenrick have those) | |||
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"After being UKIP then Brexit then Reform are we now to see Conservaform or Reftory ??? " Conservaform... sounds like it should be a dodgy home improvements company | |||
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"This is what will put reform in government " Well people were fed up with the Tories as they were so why would they vote for reform if it's full of failed Tories? | |||
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"This is what will put reform in government " What, all the people from the party that lost the last election? Let's hope not. | |||
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"This is what will put reform in government Well people were fed up with the Tories as they were so why would they vote for reform if it's full of failed Tories? " exactly what I thought | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔" And how childish to "sack" Jenrick AFTER she finds out he's jumped ship!! | |||
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/treachery-and-stupidity-to-the-fore-as-robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform | |||
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"At least Honest Bob got to deliver that resignation speech - although to a far smaller audience than he was hoping for.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/treachery-and-stupidity-to-the-fore-as-robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform "'The Tory party at its very best. Kemi’s message was simple. “I never loved you anyway. I’m dumping you before you get the chance to dump me. So there.”' | |||
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"Another turd slips its way into the sewer that’s reform If only the fetid floater in Number 10 could be flushed away. " He'd U turn around the U bend and come back as the impossible turd, the one that you can't flush away. | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔 And how childish to "sack" Jenrick AFTER she finds out he's jumped ship!! " As opposed to doing what? I am not a fan but I think she played it well, stole his thunder & made Fuhrage and his cronies look like the amateur grifter fools they are. | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔" Don't 99% of politicians from across the political spectrum? | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔 And how childish to "sack" Jenrick AFTER she finds out he's jumped ship!! " But he hadn't 'jumped ship' at that point. She discovered his duplicity, sacked him, suspended him, and then a few hours later he crawled up Farage's backside and was even late for his damp squib press conference. Farage had better look out as Jenrick could be after his job. | |||
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"Was he hoping history would repeat itself? After all Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak for the leadership but after a few weeks she was compelled to stand down and Rishi still got the 'crown' he coveted. Must admit I was surprised he not only lost the leadership contest but by quite a margin. Was he hoping that Kemi would be a total disaster and he was waiting in the wings to take over? Instead she has proved herself quite capable even if she has got a long way to go. Where will he go now? With so few MPs every Reform MP is a 'top dog'. A big fish in a small pond. Perhaps he is hoping to topple Farage and take over." I reckon he just sees the way the wind is blowing, Reform are doing way better in the polls than the Tories, if that continues to the next election there will be many more Reform MPs than Tories - so he's basically looking after his own interests as people will vote for the party and not the person | |||
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"Ironic how Jenrick states that the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters". Yet he was one of the senior ministers responsible for doing so "This is why the old adage “Never Trust a Tory” still stands. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Tories or The Tory retirement home. They broke it and left other people to clean up their mess. Typical Tories | |||
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"Was he hoping history would repeat itself? After all Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak for the leadership but after a few weeks she was compelled to stand down and Rishi still got the 'crown' he coveted. Must admit I was surprised he not only lost the leadership contest but by quite a margin. Was he hoping that Kemi would be a total disaster and he was waiting in the wings to take over? Instead she has proved herself quite capable even if she has got a long way to go. Where will he go now? With so few MPs every Reform MP is a 'top dog'. A big fish in a small pond. Perhaps he is hoping to topple Farage and take over." ======================================= "Honest Bob" Jenrick is so obviously motivated entirely by self-interest, devoid of even the slightest notion of loyalty, and so blatantly corrupt, that he may as well have a "FOR SALE" notice hanging round his neck. The Richard Desmond incident showed that beyond all doubt. If he's hoping for a job in Farage's proposed "cabinet", he's already buggered up his chance by joining without having made a deal in advance. And it's hard to see how he could displace Farage, when Reform is a limited company under Farage's control. That is surely why it was set up that way. | |||
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"A group of rejects, defectors and cranks. Anyone still supporting those lunatics deserves a wake-up slap. " Slapped! ...and just who do you recommend to vote for as an alternative? We are all ears...! | |||
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"This is what will put reform in government What, all the people from the party that lost the last election? Let's hope not." Yup, but under a different name... the gravy train just keeps rolling on! These reject politicians are just laughing at us! | |||
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"Ironic how Jenrick states that the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters". Yet he was one of the senior ministers responsible for doing so
This is why the old adage “Never Trust a Tory” still stands. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Tories or The Tory retirement home. They broke it and left other people to clean up their mess. Typical Tories"And in recent years there has been no bigger proponent of that 'never trust a Tory' adage than the odious Farage himself. Farage was a Tory once before joining or founding half a dozen other parties. Most of his adoring acolytes are one time Tories. Perhaps he should watch his back rather than grinning and spouting his gung-ho, bravado rubbish. | |||
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"A vote for reform is literally a vote for the tories from a few years ago " How many years ago? That could be a winning formula! The 1950's... the 'You never had it so good!' Tories?  | |||
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"Ironic how Jenrick states that the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters". Yet he was one of the senior ministers responsible for doing so
This is why the old adage “Never Trust a Tory” still stands. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Tories or The Tory retirement home. They broke it and left other people to clean up their mess. Typical Tories
And in recent years there has been no bigger proponent of that 'never trust a Tory' adage than the odious Farage himself. Farage was a Tory once before joining or founding half a dozen other parties. Most of his adoring acolytes are one time Tories. Perhaps he should watch his back rather than grinning and spouting his gung-ho, bravado rubbish."Anyone interested in politics must have been something else once ,Reform has only been around for a couple of years . | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔 And how childish to "sack" Jenrick AFTER she finds out he's jumped ship!! But he hadn't 'jumped ship' at that point. She discovered his duplicity, sacked him, suspended him, and then a few hours later he crawled up Farage's backside and was even late for his damp squib press conference. Farage had better look out as Jenrick could be after his job." Nigel could well settle for a roll as king maker... as long as he wields the real power without having to take any flack if this toxic gravy train hits the buffers! Remember... Nigel puts Houdini to shame as an escape artist!   | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him." 😅😅😅 | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him." Lol, that is funny and so true | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him. Lol, that is funny and so true " Made me giggle  | |||
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"Forget the bbc or gb news! Fabguys is the place for all your political updates " Yes. .....and much like BBC and GB news websites, we too, have photos of pricks. | |||
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"A vote for reform is literally a vote for the tories from a few years ago How many years ago? That could be a winning formula! The 1950's... the 'You never had it so good!' Tories? "If they were to tax rich people as heavily as they did in the 1950s I would go for that. #taxwealthnotwork | |||
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"Ironic how Jenrick states that the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters". Yet he was one of the senior ministers responsible for doing so
This is why the old adage “Never Trust a Tory” still stands. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Tories or The Tory retirement home. They broke it and left other people to clean up their mess. Typical Tories
And in recent years there has been no bigger proponent of that 'never trust a Tory' adage than the odious Farage himself. Farage was a Tory once before joining or founding half a dozen other parties. Most of his adoring acolytes are one time Tories. Perhaps he should watch his back rather than grinning and spouting his gung-ho, bravado rubbish."He doesn’t need to watch his back. He owns the shares in Reform UK Ltd. Any unrest in the ranks will result in the dissident being kicked out. As an ex Tory himself Nigel knows how slippery they can be and probably doesn’t trust any of them with a milkshake. | |||
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"Ironic how Jenrick states that the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters". Yet he was one of the senior ministers responsible for doing so
This is why the old adage “Never Trust a Tory” still stands. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Tories or The Tory retirement home. They broke it and left other people to clean up their mess. Typical Tories
And in recent years there has been no bigger proponent of that 'never trust a Tory' adage than the odious Farage himself. Farage was a Tory once before joining or founding half a dozen other parties. Most of his adoring acolytes are one time Tories. Perhaps he should watch his back rather than grinning and spouting his gung-ho, bravado rubbish.
Anyone interested in politics must have been something else once ,Reform has only been around for a couple of years ."Reform was the Brexit Party also headed by Farage, 6 or 7 years ago. Prior to that there was UKIP from its foundation in the early 1990s. [ A tiny slither of UKIP still remains] So any member of Reform under 40/45 may not have been a member of any party before. | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him." Exactly what I think of him now after yesterday | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him. Exactly what I think of him now after yesterday" Yesterday? What took you so long? 🤣 | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him. Exactly what I think of him now after yesterday Yesterday? What took you so long? 🤣" Because I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt before. A bit smug and a bit to brash for my liking but never thought he was a weak, cowardly, two-faced, bandwagon jumping traitor. | |||
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"Farage needs to be very careful. After a decent start, Reform now becoming a dumping ground for the crap from other political parties." Decent start? What and when was that? | |||
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"Farage needs to be very careful. After a decent start, Reform now becoming a dumping ground for the crap from other political parties. Decent start? What and when was that?" Love or loathe then ... They are undeniable on the way up ... While Labour & the Conservatives are clearly on the way down. The Uni-Party is the establishment though ... and will do everything in their conjoined power to maintain the status quo and thwart Reform by fair or foul means. | |||
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"So having defected he won't be calling a by-election. Seems like it's a case of you get a Reform MP even if you didn't vote for it. " Same as all the regions who've had their elections cancelled, they're stuck with MP's they don't want | |||
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"Farage needs to be very careful. After a decent start, Reform now becoming a dumping ground for the crap from other political parties. Decent start? What and when was that? Love or loathe then ... They are undeniable on the way up ... While Labour & the Conservatives are clearly on the way down. The Uni-Party is the establishment though ... and will do everything in their conjoined power to maintain the status quo and thwart Reform by fair or foul means." Reform is as establishment as it gets. | |||
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"Farage needs to be very careful. After a decent start, Reform now becoming a dumping ground for the crap from other political parties. Decent start? What and when was that? Love or loathe then ... They are undeniable on the way up ... While Labour & the Conservatives are clearly on the way down. The Uni-Party is the establishment though ... and will do everything in their conjoined power to maintain the status quo and thwart Reform by fair or foul means. Reform is as establishment as it gets." Shhhh, they mustn't ever deviate from the script. | |||
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"Farage needs to be very careful. After a decent start, Reform now becoming a dumping ground for the crap from other political parties. Decent start? What and when was that? Love or loathe then ... They are undeniable on the way up ... While Labour & the Conservatives are clearly on the way down. The Uni-Party is the establishment though ... and will do everything in their conjoined power to maintain the status quo and thwart Reform by fair or foul means. Reform is as establishment as it gets. Shhhh, they mustn't ever deviate from the script." Sorry my bad form sir (tugs forelock and backs away, whilst bowing low) | |||
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"I thought farage was falling in the poles. He should be seen as a busted flush. " Saw a poll recently that put the Faragites on 24%. His dimwitted, fawning acolytes still reckon he would get an overwhelming majority on those figures | |||
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"Badenoch banging on about personal ambition was hilarious. Yeah Kemi you went into politics because you are a people person....🤔" Irony is lost on some people! | |||
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"The only MP whose constituency (Newark) is an anagram of what people think of him." Brilliant! | |||
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"There should be an immediate by-election if any MP changes Party ...." As much as I agree with the sentiment. When an MP is elected they may or may not have a party affiliation. However, you elect the individual not the party. MP’s represent their constituents as their first principle. Or at least should. Sometimes that means going against the party whip. If an MP for whatever reason be it principle or personal ambition chooses to vote against or even leave the party. That is their right. We don’t have a presidential system in the UK. We elect MP’s who elect their own Prime Minister. The various parties may have leadership rules but thats a different matter. I have in the past have had an MP who defected to another party and also another who lost the whip and had to be an independent. Both of them lost their seats at the next general election. One went to a neighbouring constituency and lost. The other stood down. Neither was a great loss. There was a Tory in the past (Douglas Carswell) who had the gumption to stand down and seek reelection and did in 2014. Politicly I would never align myself with him but I had a lot of respect for him. I’m afraid the good folks of Newark are stuck with Jenrick | |||
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