A leading Christian MP has defected from the Conservatives to Reform.
Danny Kruger made the announcement at a press conference in London.
In July 2025 Danny Kruger made a speech in which he urged Parliament to rediscover its Christian foundations.
He warned that Britain is ‘facing moral collapse and institutional confusion both in church and state.’
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‘This government is over!’
Mr. Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sat on Kemi Badenoch’s team as a shadow work and pensions minister.
The East Wiltshire MP – who has said he would not be triggering a by-election – said the Conservatives were no longer the main party of opposition.
He said: ‘The flame is passing from one torch to another. The old torch, once so great, is guttering, fluttering, held weakly in uncertain hands, but the new torch is already alight, already brighter than the one it is replacing, held aloft in firm and confident hands.’
The MP said that he would now help Reform prepare for government, using his experience as a former minister and political secretary to Boris Johnson in Downing Street.
‘It’s going to be difficult because we are planning change on a scale that the system has not seen since the modern Civil Service was created in the 19th century,’ he said.
‘This work is going to be hard, and it will be opposed by the system, and that’s why we need to be radical, taking on the vested interests and the incumbents who always defend the status quo.’
‘This is my tragic conclusion, the Conservative Party is over, over as a national party, over as the principal opposition to the left,’ he added.
Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform, a move the Telegraph describes as a ‘major blow’ to Kemi Badenoch.
Parliament rebuked over ‘great sin’
In July, Mr. Kruger’s speech took a grave turn as he reflected on recent legislative moves. Within the space of three days, he said, ‘Parliament authorised two “great sins”: abortion up to birth and assisted suicide for the elderly and disabled.’
‘We gave our consent to the greatest crime: the killing of the weak and most defenceless human beings,’ he said solemnly. ‘It was a great sin.’
Speaking from St Stephen’s Hall—the historic space that once housed the royal chapel and served as the model for the current House of Commons, the MP reminded colleagues of the deep Christian roots upon which British democracy was built.
“Our democracy is founded on Christian faith,” he said. “This Parliament remains the law-giving power of the Church of England.”
He noted that even today, every parliamentary session opens with prayer and that the Church of England remains a national chaplaincy.
“Every square inch of England belongs to a parish,” he said, “and every citizen is, in a sense, a member—even if they never attend church.”
In a moment rarely seen in Westminster, Kruger publicly repented on behalf of the House for what he described as the deliberate destruction of life. ‘If, standing here, I have any power to repent on behalf of this House, I hereby repent of what we did.’
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.
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A nation and Church in confusion
The MP drew parallels between the current disarray in both the Church of England and the British state. He criticised the Church for lacking clear leadership and doctrinal unity, noting the uncertainty surrounding the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
‘The Church is riven by deep disputes… It is literally leaderless,’ he said.
He argued that the country itself is suffering a similar crisis of identity: ‘We are unclear in our doctrines and governance. We are culturally and morally precarious.’
Mr. Kruger’s concern extends to the loss of national confidence and a growing inability to distinguish right from wrong—especially when it comes to life, truth, and responsibility.
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Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; And before honour is humility.
A call to recover our Christian identity
Mr. Kruger traced unique national identity of England in particular back to its Christian foundations, calling the country the “prototype” of Christian nationhood. He described how, over a thousand years—from Alfred the Great to Queen Victoria—English institutions were shaped by the Bible.
‘The story of England is the story of Christianity operating on a people to make the institutions and culture that have been uniquely stable and successful.’
He argued that the rule of law, care for the weak, and freedom of conscience only make sense in a Christian worldview. Without God, the secular ideal collapses.
Psalm 11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?.
Secularism has failed—time to return to God
The MP strongly rejected the 20th-century idea that society could function without reference to God. He warned that the dream of a “neutral” public square has led not to liberty, but to social breakdown and spiritual decay.
‘In the absence of the Christian God, we do not have pluralism and tolerance. We simply create a vacuum into which other aggressive ideologies enter.’
All politics, he said, is ultimately religious. And Britain must decide: return to its Christian heritage—or be ruled by new, godless creeds.
Christian Voice calls on believers to pray for Parliament, for revival in the Church, and for moral clarity to be restored in the governance of our nation.
Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
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