Nadhim Zahawi defection: Reform is becoming a retirement home for disgraced former Conservative ministers
12 Jan 2026
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi's defection to Reform UK, Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon (Zahawi's former seat), Manuela Perteghella MP said:
"Reform is becoming a retirement home for disgraced former Conservative ministers.
"Zahawi served under Liz Truss and Boris Johnson and now he's being championed by Nigel Farage.
“It's no wonder voters in Stratford kicked out the Conservatives at the last election and put their trust in the Liberal Democrats.”
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