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Danny Kruger credits wife and C.S. Lewis for his conversion to Christianity

Thomas Edwards

Danny Kruger has credited both his wife and the writings of C.S. Lewis with inspiring his Christian faith.

In an interview with The Telegraph, the Reform MP said of his faith: “Thanks to meeting Emma and reading Christian literature at her instigation [perhaps most influentially, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis], I concluded it was true.”

The former Tory MP, who defected to Reform UK in September, is one of the most forthright Christian voices in the House of Commons. In July of this year, he delivered a passionate speech to an empty chamber calling for a national renewal rooted in Christianity. In response to the legalisation of abortion up to birth and Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill passing through the Commons, he said: “We gave our consent to the greatest crime: the killing of the weak and most defenceless human beings.” He went on to add: “It was a great sin. If, standing here, I have any power to repent on behalf of this House, I hereby repent of what we did.”

In the interview, he also praises Vice President JD Vance, whom he met this summer. Commenting on the problems of contemporary culture and conservatism’s inability to address them, he said: “I’m in agreement with JD about the plight of the West, of the threat from ourselves rather than external sources. And on the need for a substantial revival – a reformation if you will – of governance and culture. We should import Vance, and Trump’s, determination to get this right, if not their style.”

Comparisons between the Farage–Kruger and Trump–Vance duos are easy to make. Farage, like Trump, has created a new brand of right-wing politics based on personality and distinction from the political establishment. Kruger, like Vance, is highly educated, with appropriate professional backgrounds for their office — Kruger as a policymaker and Vance as a lawyer. Both appeal to a new generation of Christians who see their faith as a countercultural vehicle to save Western civilisation rather than an outdated inheritance. Both are converts and both are considerably more vocal about their religious backgrounds than their leaders.

Commenting on the presence of Christianity in public life, Kruger said: “We’re seeing the tide turn in exciting ways now. There’s a resurgence in the Christian faith.” The phenomenon, sometimes referred to as “the quiet revival” has seen church attendance increase in the UK by 50 per cent and Generation Z become the most likely to attend in the US.

Describing Christianity as “both the foundation of our civilisation and the only way to cope satisfactorily”, Kruger added: “It’s through Christianity that we can reconcile our disputes, our social and civil conflicts.”

Kruger’s comments come as Reform UK gains national prominence, almost doubling Labour, the ruling party, in popularity. It is likely that if a Reform government were to take power, Kruger — who has already been tasked with heading the party’s “department for preparing for government” — would be rewarded with a significant role for his early loyalty and commitment, putting a devout Christian at the centre of UK politics.

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[The Catholic Herald]

The above inscription in the entrance hall of Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, translates

This Temple of Arts and Muses is dedicated to Almighty God by the first Governors of Broadcasting in the year 1931, Sir John Reith being Director General. It is their prayer that good seed sown may bring forth a good harvest, that all things hostile to peace or purity may be banished from this house, and that the people, inclining their ear to whatsoever things are beautiful and honest and of good report, may tread the path of wisdom and uprightness.

The King and Queen, accompanied by Pope Leo, have attended a special service in the Sistine Chapel, marking the joining of hands between the Catholic Church and Church of England, in a celebration of ecumenism.

📸 Vatican Media pic.twitter.com/QaxRVNj3B5

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 23, 2025

From The Daily Telegraph recently:

Zelensky hailed the King as a ‘true inspiration’ Credit: Getty

Sovereign

There was a time when [His Majesty King] Charles [III] was spoken of as a “caretaker” King – a phrase his allies have always bristled at. He would fill the gap, it was thought, between the beloved and long-serving Queen Elizabeth II and a younger, vigorous King William V and his glamorous wife.

It is now clear he is doing a great deal more than that.

As Tina Brown, the former Vanity Fair editor and biographer of Diana, Princess of Wales, wrote recently: “As the British public waits for Prince William to walk through destiny’s door, the most that was expected from the transitional reign of his septuagenarian father was, in Churchill’s phrase, to just ‘keep buggering on’. And yet, Charles’s first few years as monarch have been something of a quiet triumph.”

The successes are easy to list.

The King has charmed post-Brexit Europe by addressing parliaments there in their native language, rehearsing diligently to get his French, German and Italian accents up to speed.

In May he jetted to Canada for less than 24 hours (he is, lest we forget, the King of Canada) to attend the State Opening of Parliament. It sent a message to America, in not so many words, that Canada was a sovereign nation they should stop threatening to invade.

Trump has been “very quiet” about it since, notes one British diplomat.

Charles has burnished his own diplomatic credentials with support for Ukraine, hosting President Zelenskyy for tea at Sandringham in March, shortly after Zelenskyy’s bruising encounter at the White House. 

The war was a “priority” for the King to discuss with President Trump during their private meetings during the state visit, a palace insider confirms. A week later, Trump made what appeared to be a public U-turn to say that Kyiv can “win all of Ukraine back in its original form” and is said to be growing impatient with Putin’s Russia. 

“It is interesting timing, isn’t it,” notes the source. Some Ukrainians, meanwhile, have credited the King outright.

His quest for building bridges between the faiths is ticking along without the need for speeches: he will visit the Vatican this month, and recently made a striking show of attending the first royal Catholic funeral in modern history – of Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, with the Royal standard flying above Westminster Cathedral.

The King’s speech at Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of liberation was warmly received, making him the first monarch to visit the site of the concentration camp. His work with the Windrush generation, commissioning their portraits for the Royal Collection, helped celebrate their contribution to British life in the middle of the culture wars.

Having been so outspoken in the past can work to the King’s advantage, aides believe: the public knows what he thinks, so now he can say less and “convene” – that favourite royal word – more.

This turned out to be much less cringe than I'd feared it would be - and much more edifying than I'd expected.

The subject of "anti-Semitism" in the Church is of course a difficult one, if only because it can never be clear prima facie what one even means by the term. One man's "racism" is another's fair comment, as always! And there's a certain sort of (especially Marxist) Jew who will tell you that "the Catholic Church" - by which, perversely, he will normally mean the clergy - has been the very matrix of anti-Semitism down the centuries.

But the sort of anti-Semitism that leads to unjust and uncharitable laws, not to mention forced conversions and pogroms, has of course never been part of the Christian inheritance. On the contrary, it has been a curse of the lower orders in every society since before the time of Alexander of Macedon.

Holland and Sandbrook here open up a mediaeval can of worms with a surprising amount of tact, discretion, and thoughtfulness.

Well this is awfully sad - and another example of the march through British institutions of people who loathe Britain, its institutions, its history, and its culture. 😞 pic.twitter.com/0xjVD8vvQE

— Marcus Walker (@WalkerMarcus) August 11, 2023

Interesting that, for a "conservative" Anglican, "Britain" and its "institutions" and "history" are more important than the public worship due to Almighty God!