[arista]

[Former Conservative Chancellor
Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK.

The former MP said he felt the UK had
reached a "dark and dangerous" moment,
and the country needed "a glorious revolution",
as he outlined why he was joining
Nigel Farage's party.

Zahawi was chancellor for two months
under Boris Johnson and served as a
government minister from 2018 to 2023.

Farage unveiled Zahawi's defection at a
press conference on Monday morning,
making him one of around 20 former
Tory MPs to join the party.

Speaking at the press conference,
Zahawi said problems with free speech
"on X or even just down the pub" was one
of the reasons he was joining Reform.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lxn75gw1do


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