"As well as guiding the policy programme for what could be the UK's next government, the pair have something else in common. Both are highly devout Christians who came to religion in adulthood, and have trenchant views on social issues such as abortion and the family. Kruger, an MP who defected from the Conservatives in September, and Orr, who is a Cambridge academic, also sit on the advisory board of a rightwing thinktank called the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, led by Philippa Stroud,"
"Another member is Paul Marshall, the hedge fund millionaire who owns GB News, as well as the rightwing Spectator magazine. Marshall is a devout Christian. Religion, specifically Protestant evangelism, has in recent decades been one of the defining elements of US rightwing politics, with its adherents forming the bedrock of Donald Trump's support. Is the UK starting to head down the same path? There are some links."
Reform UK's visible advisers include Danny Kruger and James Orr, both devout Christians who converted in adulthood and hold strong views on abortion and the family. Kruger defected from the Conservatives and Orr is a Cambridge academic; both sit on the advisory board of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship led by Philippa Stroud. Paul Marshall, the hedge-fund millionaire who owns GB News and the Spectator, is also a devout Christian and part of the same network. Protestant evangelicalism has been central to US rightwing politics and some UK figures have links to US religious-populist networks, but UK evangelical numbers are much smaller.
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