Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension

Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick made a dramatic defection to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on Thursday, declaring the Conservatives “rotten” and a “failed” party, after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch for plotting against her. In a high-stakes day for the future of the British right, Jenrick became the most senior Tory to switch allegiance to Reform, launching into a fiery and personal denunciation of his former colleagues in the shadow cabinet. Continue reading...

?  Live: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Iran at US request

? Live: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Iran at US request

"The UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on Iran at the request of the United States in New York City on Thursday, January 15. It comes as Donald Trump appeared to step back from the brink on Wednesday, saying he would 'watch and see' after being told there would be 'no executions'. Media reports suggested he was on the verge of launching strikes. Iran has accused him of fuelling the violence and riots seen in recent weeks, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying some were damaging property to 'please' Trump. Earlier this week, the US president told Iranian protesters that 'help is on the way' and called on them to 'take over your institutions'."