NADINE DORRIES: Do I regret quitting the Tories for Reform? Not one little bit!

Nadine Dorries says she does not regret leaving the Conservatives to join Reform, and that recent criticism has strengthened her resolve to support Nigel Farage. In a column defending the party, she argues that Reform lets her speak more openly about immigration and leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.

She cites a £72 million donation to Reform and an ITV undercover investigation that found offensive comments by some party personnel, while criticising the broadcaster’s approach and pointing to other parties’ records. Dorries says Reform vets council candidates through an independent agency and argues that uncontrolled migration threatens public services and national identity. She also notes that the Conservatives were two points ahead of Reform in a post-conference poll.