Jenrick defects to Reform: What Britain thinks

Former Tory Party leadership candidate Robert Jenrick became the biggest-name defector to Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK today, saying the nation was broken and its two mainstream political parties rotten. Here is how the news unfolded and what Britain thinks...

0:01 | James O'Brien breaks the news, weighing how important the story is.
3:50 | Caller Alice in Bury St Edmunds says Badenoch has 'pulled a blinder.'
4:23 | James asks a caller 'what else could Badenoch do?'
4:52 | Shelagh Fogarty asks Jake Richards whether rumours of Labour MPs defecting to Reform are true.
5:27 | Natasha Clark unpacks the rumours of the 'confession letter'.
6:25 | Lewis Goodall says 'it is a big moment for the right of British politics'.
8:33 | Nigel Farage's awkward moment welcoming Jenrick to the stage.
9:08 | Caller Daniel says it is a 'game-changer' for Reform.
10:08 | Conservative member Hania says Jenrick is 'slimy'.
11:47 | Caller Lee says this will be 'good for Reform.'
13:26 | Andrew Marr says Badenoch has 'is on course to save the Tories'
18:35 | Marr is joined by Times columnist Fraser Nelson and Editor in Chief at The New Statesman Tom McTague.
22:47 | Iain Dale says Badenoch's decision-making has made it 'a joyous day.'

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