Robbie Lammas on why his defection to Reform UK was a "huge mistake."
Robbie Lammas serves as a Councillor in Medway, Kent. He worked for Conservative MPs for over eight years and served as a Special Adviser to the Chairman of the Conservative Party. He wrote on Conservative Home at Robbie Lammas: I made a mistake defecting to Reform. They are not a serious party | Conservative Home that his decision last year to defect to Reform was an enormous mistake which he now regrets. Here are some extracts from his article. "I made a huge mistake leaving the Conservatives last year. I was wrong and I apologise. Here’s what happened and why I changed my mind. Following the worst defeat in its history in 2024, the Conservative Party faced a clear choice: to change radically or to sit back. Many senior Conservative voices urged immediate renewal, but the choice was made and Farage filled that vacuum. I was very concerned. I too shared a concern that the breadth of the Tory church was too broad and lacked the will to drive through the constitutional restoration ...
