US EditionFormer UK government minister Zahawi defects to Reform from Conservatives
Nadhim Zahawi, former Conservative chancellor, defects to Reform UK citing national emergency and supports Nigel Farage as prime minister amid Tory and Labour criticism.
- On Monday, former Chancellor and Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi defected to Reform UK in a speech live-streamed online by Nigel Farage.
- The controversy stems from Nadhim Zahawi reaching a 5million tax settlement with HMRC while Chancellor, and he was sacked as Tory Party chairman after an ethics inquiry found a serious breach of the ministerial code, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
- In central London, Zahawi told supporters `I know this may come as a surprise to my old party and to many Westminster watches. and it certainly won’t come as a shock to the tens of millions of hard-working, patriotic, decent people up and down our wonderful United Kingdom from the highlands of Scotland, to the bottom of Cornwall, from rural Wales to the beating heart of London. “We can all see that our beautiful, ancient, kind, magical island story has reached a dark and dangerous chapter,` praising Farage and declaring Britain needs Reform UK.
- The move delivers a huge blow to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and marks the biggest scalp for Nigel Farage, boosting Reform UK's profile.
- Given his ministerial background, Nadhim Zahawi served under Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, was chancellor for two months, and stood down ahead of the 2024 election.
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Former UK finance minister Nadhim Zahawi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Former Conservative (Tory) Party chairman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi announced his support for Reform Party leader Nigel Farage as a future prime minister.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nadhim Zahawi, Nigel Farage, and Tory former prime ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.WHEN & WHERE: January 12, at a press conference in London.KEY QUOTE: Zahawi said Britain “really does need Nigel Farage as Prim…
Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi has joined the right-wing populist Reform party led by Nigel Farage. Zahawi, a former Tory member, is now one of the most prominent Conservatives to join the populists.
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