Thrilled to be free, the ex-Tory Kruger steps forward as the brains of the Reform party

Nigel Farage too Marmite for you? Lee Anderson too Lee Anderson-y? Sarah Pochin a bit too racist-y? Don't worry.

- John Crace

These things happen. But all will be well, because Reform have just the MP for you, someone who can be passed off as a safe-ish pair of hands. Step forward Danny Kruger. Just don't look too close into his eyes. Not even Danny knows quite who Danny really is. Sometimes you have to judge a man by the company he keeps.

Kruger is a new Reform recruit, having jumped ship from the Tories just over a month ago. Not necessarily a huge loss to Kemi Badenoch, as Danny has proved time and again that his judgment is anything but infallible. That hasn't put him off. Even when he's wrong, he convinces himself that he's right. Put simply, he's not nearly as bright as he believes he is - yet still somehow clever enough to convince Nige that he can be one of the brains of the Reform operation.