A leading Reform figure has told Sky News that Robert Jenrick's defection to the party is a "really important milestone" and "makes it more likely that we win the next general election". Until he was kicked out of the Conservative Party by leader Kemi Badenoch on Thursday, Mr Jenrick was the shadow justice secretary and had served more than 11 years as a Tory MP. Ms Badenoch said she had found out he was plotting to defect in "a way designed to be as damaging as possible" and then sacked him.