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Reform suspends Tory defector after criticism of senior figures

BBC News Politics · 18 August 2026 at 18:35

Reform suspends Tory defector after criticism of senior figures

Tim Montgomerie - a prominent former Conservative activist - says he plans to appeal against the suspension.

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