After Robert Jenrick’s (not entirely) shocking defection to Reform in January, Westminster’s eyes swiftly turned towards one of the Tory party’s new bright young thing’s: Katie Lam. Would the 34-year-old MP for Weald of Kent pack her bags and follow her political chum across the teal Rubicon? Lam, widely regarded as a rising star on the opposition benches, had been an indefatigable cheerleader for Jenrick during his failed run for the Tory leadership in 2024.

But appearing on The Spectator’s podcast Quite right! today, Lam briskly swatted away........

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