Danny Kruger, a respected Conservative MP and intellectual, has defected to Reform UK. His move lends establishment credibility to Reform’s 'family, community, country' platform and may encourage further defections from disaffected Tories.
— An elite conservative crossing over to a populist party signals a deepening realignment on the British right that could reorder parliamentary arithmetic and national policy.
Aris Roussinos
2025.09.17
82% relevant
The article treats Danny Kruger’s move to Reform as a catalytic signal of a 'counter‑revolutionary' turn on the British Right and uses it to argue for a Burkean rationale for sweeping reform, deepening the Conservative–Reform rupture.
George Owers
2025.09.15
74% relevant
The article explicitly notes Reform is 'bolstered by new recruit Danny Kruger' and argues why his move matters strategically, situating his defection within a broader realignment analogous to early‑18th‑century Tory politics.
Matt Goodwin
2025.09.15
100% relevant
The article reports Kruger’s defection and frames it as a 'major boost' that aligns with Reform UK’s core principles.
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