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- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage plans to announce a Labour defector soon, having set a May 7 deadline for Conservative MPs to join his party.
- Robert Jenrick, Reform UK's sixth MP, noted that individuals from various political backgrounds are considering switching parties.
- Speculation includes former Labour MPs Kate Hoey and Tom Harris, with Hoey praising a recent defector and Harris denying any intention to join.
- Gisela Stuart and Graham Stringer, both Labour figures, dismissed defection rumors despite previous ties to Farage.
- The political landscape remains dynamic as these developments unfold.
