{"id":278602,"date":"2025-09-16T12:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-tory-minister-defects-to-reform-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:05:06","slug":"former-tory-minister-defects-to-reform-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-tory-minister-defects-to-reform-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tory minister defects to Reform UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9XRi5C2CSPU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former Tory minister defects to Reform UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9XRi5C2CSPU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Tory minister Maria Caulfield has defected to Nigel Farage&#8217;s Reform UK. <\/p>\n<p>Caulfield, who was a health minister in the Conservative government, was the face of their battle with the health unions over pay.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after shadow minister Danny Kruger defected from the Conservatives to Reform, declaring that his former party is &quot;over&quot;, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-angela-rayner-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-reform-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #reformuk #conservativeparty <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Tory minister Maria Caulfield has defected to Nigel Farage&#8217;s Reform UK. 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