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Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter
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Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK.
Party leader Nigel Farage announced the move at a press conference on Monday.
Zahawhi was chancellor for two months under Boris Johnson and served as a government minister for from 2018 to 2023.
He said he felt the UK had reached a "dark and dangerous" moment, which was why the UK needed "a glorious revolution".
In a speech to supporters, Zahawi said issues with free speech "on X or even just down the pub", and anyone trying to earn a living "without getting ground into the dirt" by taxes were reasons for his move.
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