Overview

• On July 30, 2025, Adam Holloway formally defected to Reform UK, becoming the party’s eighth ex-Conservative MP to switch allegiance since the 2024 general election.
• Holloway cited deep frustration with the Conservatives’ direction and praised Reform UK for uniquely understanding Britain’s national crisis.
• Before entering Parliament, he served five years in the Grenadier Guards, including during the Gulf War, and then worked as a journalist for ITV and ITN.
• He represented Gravesham from 2005 to 2024, served as a government whip and on key Commons committees, and lost his seat to Labour’s Lauren Sullivan by 2,712 votes.
• The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards reprimanded Holloway for attempting to influence judicial proceedings and for breaching rules on undeclared interests and expenses.