Andrew Rosindell claims his native Conservative affiliation had no proper to lock him out and is asking a decide to order his return.
Reform occasion chief Nigel Farage and Andrew Rosindell in January (Picture: Getty Pictures)
A Reform UK MP is suing within the Excessive Court docket after being locked out of his workplace at his native Conservative HQ. Andrew Rosindell, the Romford MP since 2001, grew to become London’s first Reform MP in January. He defected to Nigel Farage’s occasion, declaring the Tories “irreparably certain to earlier errors.” For greater than 20 years, he has had unique use of a non-public room on the Romford Conservative Affiliation’s Margaret Thatcher Home as his constituency workplace.
Nevertheless, final Wednesday, the affiliation modified the locks in a single day, blocking his entry. He’s now suing, claiming the affiliation had no proper to lock him out and asking a decide to order his return. Amongst his complaints, the previous Tory says he has issues for “his private security” after being blocked from his “panic room”.
The Royal Courts of Justice (Picture: Getty)
The case reached the Excessive Court docket for an emergency injunction yesterday, however was adjourned after the affiliation obtained solely 90 minutes’ discover. Veteran politician Mr Rosindell, 59, had served as a Conservative since 2001 earlier than defecting.
In a press release, Mr Rosindell claimed: “The views and issues of constituents akin to mine in Romford have been persistently ignored for a lot too lengthy. Our nation has endured a era of managed decline. Radical motion is now required to reverse the damaging choices of the previous and to forge a brand new course for Britain.”
Mr Justice Pepperall heard that Mr Rosindell has had unique use of the workplace for many years, plus shared use of the marketing campaign room. After defecting, the affiliation instructed him he couldn’t keep, as his standing as a Tory was an “implicit situation” of his residency.
On March 18, the locks had been modified. This prompted an software for an emergency injunction to drive his reentry. His barrister, Adam Richardson, instructed the decide: “The respondent has excluded the applicant from the premises by altering the locks and refusing entry. No court docket order has been obtained.
“The applicant has occupied the premises constantly for over 20 years. That occupation has been ruled by successive written agreements, the latest dated December 12, 2025. The premises comprise energetic casework, delicate data, parliamentary IT, and safety programs, together with a panic room.”
Mr Richardson added: “He can’t entry his IT or the safety preparations put in for his private security. The exclusion is materially impairing his skill to carry out his duties. Constituents are unable to contact their MP within the standard method.
The right course would have been to hunt possession by the court docket. As an alternative, the respondent has taken the legislation into its personal arms.” For the affiliation, barrister Alison Wu mentioned the applying shouldn’t be heard on 90 minutes’ discover.
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The affiliation claims it’s “implicit” that he can solely use the workplace whereas a Conservative. Adjourning the matter, Mr Justice Pepperall mentioned: “The locking out occurred on Wednesday March 18. I’m listening to this on Tuesday March 24.
“If an pressing software was wanted, it’s stunning solicitors did not problem a declare type by Friday. One and a half hours’ discover is totally insufficient.” The decide adjourned till a declare is filed.
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