A veteran Tory has defected to Reform UK on the eve of the Conservative Party conference. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe defection is a fresh blow for Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader. Last month, Danny Kruger, the Conservative MP, joined Reform and declared that the Tory party was “over”. “With Keith’s defection, Reform UK now has an official group on the London Assembly for the first time,” he said. One senior London Tory said that “as a Prince he’s always been used to coming second to a King”.