Former UK Finance Chief Joins Farage's Reform Party
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Nadhim Zahawi, a former senior minister, has left the UK's Conservative Party. He has joined the rival populist party, Reform UK.
Zahawi served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, the country's finance chief. He is one of the most prominent figures to defect to Reform.
The party is led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage. It is challenging the Conservatives for voters ahead of the next national election.
Reform UK promotes nationalist and anti-immigration policies. Political experts say Zahawi's move is a significant blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
It signals deeper trouble within the Conservative Party.