Jonathan Gullis has announced he has defected to Reform UK - less than 18 months after a blistering quarrel with the party's deputy leader, Richard Tice

An ex-senior Tory who once launched an extraordinary attack on the quality of Reform UK candidates has jumped ship to Reform.

Jonathan Gullis has become the latest Conservative welcomed into the ranks of Nigel Farage's party. The move came despite a bitter spat with Mr Farage's number 2, Richard Tice, which saw the latter accused of making a veiled threat against him.

Mr Gullis last year mocked Reform and said it was not just putting forward a "few rotten eggs". In response Mr Tice - who was leader at the time - hit back on Twitter /X: "With a special Easter message to Tory MP Jonathan Gullis: Given the multiple bits of embarrassing p

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