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Jenrick Branded Shameless Chancer For Defecting To Reform

Jenrick Branded Shameless Chancer For Defecting To Reform

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Robert Jenrick has been branded “a shameless chancer” after defecting from the Tories to Reform UK. The former Tory leadership contender jumped ship just hours after Kemi Badenoch sacked him from her frontbench after seeing “clear, irrefutable evidence” of his betrayal. That turned out to be a copy of the speech he planned to make announcing his defection, which was leaked to the Conservative leader by someone in Jenrick’s office. In it, he said: “The Tories and Labour have forfeited the right to govern the United Kingdom. And the mantle now passes to Reform.” It also emerged that Jenrick first held talks with Reform leader Nigel Farage last September, and since then has repeatedly denied he had any plans to defect to the right-wing party. Labour chair Anna Turley said: “Robert Jenrick says the Tories broke Britain. Now he wants to do the same again with Farage’s Reform. “He’s a shameless chancer who, like the other failed Tories who have scuttled off to Reform, are more interested in their careers than the country. “With Jenrick …

Robert Jenrick Joins Reform UK From Tory Party

Robert Jenrick Joins Reform UK From Tory Party

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Robert Jenrick has become the latest big-name Tory to defect to Reform UK. On another day of high drama at Westminster, the former cabinet minister jumped ship after being sacked as shadow justice secretary by Kemi Badenoch after she got wind of his double-dealing. His defection was announced at a press conference by Reform leader Nigel Farage, who thanked Badenoch for forcing Jenrick’s hand. “You’ve perhaps today, really done anything more than anybody in history to help realign the centre-right of British politics, which is much needed against a dreadful Labour government and increasingly worrying extreme left-wing voice in this country,” he said. “So I can’t offer you drinks all round, but I’ll buy Kemi lunch next week and say thank you. “And on that note, I will welcome Robert Jenrick into this room and into Reform UK.” The Tory leader sacked Jenrick from her frontbench and suspended him from the party after being shown “clear, irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to quit for Reform. Just minutes before his defection was confirmed, the Conservatives …

Politics Home Article | Robert Jenrick Defects To Reform UK

Politics Home Article | Robert Jenrick Defects To Reform UK

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3 min read2 hr Robert Jenrick has left the Tories to join Reform UK. Jenrick, a former minister, announced his defection to Nigel Farage’s party at a press conference on Thursday afternoon after being kicked out of the Conservative Party by leader Kemi Badenoch earlier in the day. Appearing alongside Farage, Jenrick launched an extraordinary attack on his former Conservative MP colleagues, saying most of them are “in denial” or “being dishonest” about what successive Tory governments have done to Britain. He said the party had “betrayed” its voters and members while in office, and was now unable to apologise for the damage it had inflicted on the country. “I can’t kid myself anymore,” Jenrick told the press conference. “The [Conservative] party hasn’t changed, and it won’t. The bulk of the party don’t get it. Don’t have the stomach for the radical change this country needs.” He added: “I can’t – in good conscience – stick with a party that’s failed so badly. That isn’t sorry and hasn’t changed. That I know in my heart won’t …

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacks him | Politics News

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sacks him | Politics News

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Former senior Tory Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch. The ex-Conservative leadership hopeful was dramatically ousted as shadow justice secretary and suspended from the Tory party on Thursday morning. Politics latest: Jenrick reveals why he defected There was instant speculation Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, but he remained quiet until moments before a Thursday afternoon Nigel Farage news conference, just posting on X: “It’s time for the truth.” Mr Farage then announced Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, although he said he did not know that was going to happen hours before, as he thanked Ms Badenoch for speeding up his defection. He welcomed Mr Jenrick to the stage, however, he did not appear straight away, and there were a few awkward minutes before he did. Image: Mr Jenrick and Mr Farage were all smiles The newest former Tory MP member of Reform then launched a scathing attack on the Tories, saying they “don’t have the stomach for the radical change this country needs”. He said both …

Unearthed Footage Shows Farage Calling Jenrick A Fraud

Unearthed Footage Shows Farage Calling Jenrick A Fraud

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Nigel Farage said Robert Jenrick was “a fraud” and “not to be trusted” less than six months before his rumoured defection to Reform UK. The shadow justice secretary was dramatically sacked by Kemi Badenoch after she was shown “irrefutable evidence” that her former Tory leadership rival was planning to jump ship to Farage’s party. Reacting to the news, Farage admitted he had held “conversations” with Jenrick and said he planned to have further talks with him later today. But it has now emerged that the Reform leader launched a bitter attack on Jenrick last August at the height of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex. In a video posted on X, Farage said: “You might have seen pictures of Robert Jenrick turning up outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, and what he’s saying is ‘I’m on your side, I’m with you the people, what’s going on is a disgrace’. “Well, when he was immigration minister just a couple of years ago it was very, very different. Here he is boasting that he’s …

Politics Home | Kemi Badenoch Kicks Robert Jenrick Out Of Tory Party Over Alleged Plan To Defect

Politics Home | Kemi Badenoch Kicks Robert Jenrick Out Of Tory Party Over Alleged Plan To Defect

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2 min read1 hr Kemi Badenoch has sacked her shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, removed the whip and suspended his membership of the Conservative Party “with immediate effect”. In a post on X on Thursday, Tory leader Badenoch said she had been presented with “clear, irrefutable evidence” that Jenrick was “plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party”. There has been heavy speculation that Jenrick could join Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which he has previously denied. Badenoch added: “The British public are tired of political psychodrama and so am I. “They saw too much of it in the last government, they’re seeing too much of it in THIS government. I will not repeat those mistakes.” Badenoch beat Jenrick in the contest to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader and leader of the opposition in October 2024. Speaking at a press conference shortly after Badenoch’s announcement, Farage confirmed that he had held “conversations” with Jenrick, but denied that a defection …

Kemi Badenoch Sacks Robert Jenrick Over Secret Plot To Defect To Reform UK

Kemi Badenoch Sacks Robert Jenrick Over Secret Plot To Defect To Reform UK

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Britain’s Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch right, shakes hands with losing candidate Robert Jenrick, left, after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet after it emerged he was plotting to defect to Reform UK. The Tory leader said she was “presented with clear, irrefutable evidence” that the shadow justice secretary was planning to jump ship to Nigel Farage’s party. Jenrick, who was defeated by Badenoch in the 2024 Conservative leadership contest, has also had his party membership suspended. Announcing the stunning move on X, she said: “I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect. “I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party. “The British public are tired of political psychodrama and so am I. …