Another former Conservative MP has defected to Reform UK.

Maria Caulfield, who served as the MP for Lewes for nearly a decade, as well as a government minister, is the 13th ex-Tory to join Nigel Farage's party, which continues to gather momentum.

The announcement of her move on Tuesday follows sitting MP Danny Kruger's decision to defect yesterday and head up Reform's work to prepare for government.

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Ms Caulfield, a former health minister, told GB News: "If you are Conservative right-minded, then the future is Reform. The country is going to change a lot.

"The same people who thought that Brexit would not happen think that Reform will not happen. They are in for a shock."

She added: "I have joined. My husband

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