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Nigel Farage Announces Reform Shadow Cabinet

Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK as shadow chancellor to bolster party's financial credibility with markets and present an experienced, steady economic face, Farage said.

  • On Tuesday, Nigel Farage unveiled Reform UK's first frontbench, naming Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman to senior roles.
  • Amid efforts to build a credible opposition, both Jenrick and Braverman recently defected to Reform from the Conservatives, with Farage saying the party aims to broaden its frontbench.
  • Deputy leader Richard Tice, Reform deputy leader and business, trade and energy spokesman, proposed a 'super department' to raise growth to 4% of GDP, while Zia Yusuf, Reform policy chief and home affairs spokesman, promised cuts to migration and treaty withdrawal.
  • Farage warned that dissent would not be tolerated, stating `Very simple- if people mess about, behave badly and are disloyal, they won't be here very long` and emphasizing private disagreements only.
  • With eight MPs in parliament, Reform UK faces fragmentation risks as two MPs lost the whip and splinter party Restore Britain could siphon right-wing votes.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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