‘Young Tories are fed up’: the students switching to Reform in big numbers

A ‘nasty split’ is emerging on campus with one Conservative society opting to merge with their rightwing rivalsUK politics live – latest updatesLast year’s freshers’ fair was a dismal time for Newcastle University’s Conservative society, with just six new students showing any interest in joining at the start of the autumn term.But this year’s event brought dozens of students showing up with renewed enthusiasm – after the Tory students merged with the Reform UK students, shrugging off a rebuke from Conservative party headquarters to do so. Continue reading...