>Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg today revealed his teenage daughter Mary has joined Reform UK - but he insisted he won't be defecting to Nigel Farage's party himself.

>The former Tory minister was seen being mobbed for 'selfies' by Reform members at the party's conference in Birmingham on Saturday.

>He was also urged to abandon his support for the Conservatives and switch to Mr Farage's outfit.

>But Sir Jacob disappointed attendees when he spoke at a fringe event to declare he was 'going to remain a Tory', despite recent speculation he was on 'defection watch' .

>The father-of-six admitted he was 'having his arm twisted' by his daughter, who he was 'embarrassed' to say had joined Reform.

>'Mary has joined Reform… but I'm not going to,' said the ex-Cabinet minister, who is also a parent to Peter, Thomas, Anselm, Alfred and Sixtus.

>'I'm going to remain a Tory because I think it is fundamental that we bring the family of the Right together.'

>The former business secretary added the 'family of the Right' needed to unite under Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system in order to win a majority.