Ousted Conservative Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just hours after being sacked from his old party — a dramatic defection that underscores the shifting balance of power on the British right.
Ousted Conservative Robert Jenrick joined Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just hours after being sacked from his old party — a dramatic defection that underscores the shifting balance of power on the British right.
Robert Jenrick speaks after announcing his defection to Reform UK, on Jan 15. Photographer: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP
UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch fired Robert Jenrick from her shadow cabinet and stripped him of the Conservative Party’s whip, saying he was plotting to defect “in the most damaging way possible.”
UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch fired Robert Jenrick from her shadow cabinet and stripped him of the Conservative Party’s whip, saying he was plotting to defect “in the most damaging way possible.”
Members of the UK shadow cabinet including, Robert Jenrick, UK shadow justice secretary, and Laura Trott, UK shadow education secretary, left to right, attend the keynote speech of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, UK, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Badenoch will vow to cut the UK deficit if the Conservatives win the next general election, as she seeks to recover her party's claim to sound stewardship of the economy.
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