6 h. ago Barbs and a betrayal as Jenrick joins Reform after Badenoch gives him boot

Former shadow justice secretary shares stage with Nigel Farage in wake of being summarily sacked by Tory leader UK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick made a dramatic defection to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on Thursday, declaring the Conservatives “rotten” and a “failed” party, after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch for plotting against her.In a high-stakes day for the future of the British right, Jenrick became the most senior Tory to switch allegiance to Reform, launching into a fiery and personal denunciation of his former colleagues in the shadow cabinet. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Robert Jenrick latest: New Reform MP launches scathing attack on Tories as he joins Farage’s party after sacking

Former Conservative leadership rival to Kemi Badenoch says his old party and Labour ‘broke Britain’

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8 h. ago Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

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8 h. ago Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after shock sacking and declares Farage is leader Britain needs

Nigel Farage thanks Tory leader for delivering Robert Jenrick to Reform ‘on a plate’ after firing him – and boasts of a Labour defector to come

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8 h. ago Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting on stage after unveiling Robert Jenrick defection to Reform

Farage was unveiling Jenrick as Reform UK’s newest recruit and invited him to join him on stage when Jenrick initially failed to appear

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8 h. ago Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after Jenrick officially joins

Robert Jenrick has been sacked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect’ from the party

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8 h. ago Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting as Robert Jenrick fails to appear at his own Reform unveiling

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling.

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9 h. ago Robert Jenrick accuses Tories of lacking 'stomach for change' as Farage unveils new Reform MP... hours after Badenoch brutally sacked him saying he is 'Nigel's problem now'

Nigel Farage boasted that Robert Jenrick had been 'handed to me on a plate' as he held a press conference in Westminster this evening.

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9 h. ago Robert Jenrick latest: New Reform MP burns bridges with Tories after sacking prompts defection to Farage’s party

Reform leader Nigel Farage says Kemi Badenoch handed him ‘on a plate’ man who had done more than anything to realign centre-right politics

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9 h. ago Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

It comes after the Newark MP was sacked from the Tory frontbench by Kemi Badenoch.

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9 h. ago Farage unveils Robert Jenrick as a new Reform MP at press conference... hours after Badenoch brutally sacked him saying he is 'Nigel's problem now'

Nigel Farage boasted that Robert Jenrick had been 'handed to me on a plate' as he held a press conference in Westminster this evening.

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10 h. ago Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK as Nigel Farage suffers awkward gaffe

Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK, it has been revealed at a press conference by Nigel Farage. We'll bring you

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11 h. ago Why Kemi Badenoch has finally given Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over his ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

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12 h. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Badenoch urged to publish ‘irrefutable evidence’ Tory rival was about to defect

Reform leader Nigel Farage says ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

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13 h. ago Robert Jenrick tipped as favourite to succeed Nigel Farage as Reform leader as odds slashed in wake of sacking: Live reaction and updates

LIVE UPDATES: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has dramatically sacked her former leadership rival Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet. Catch all the latest updates here.

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14 h. ago Everything Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick have said about each other amid speculation of Reform defection

The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer

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14 h. ago Full list of Tories who have defected to Farage’s Reform after Jenrick sacked for ‘plotting move’

Robert Jenrick has been sacked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch due to ‘irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect’ from the party

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14 h. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Kemi Badenoch kicks out Tory rival for ‘secret plot to defect’ to Reform

Reform leader Nigel Farage said ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

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15 h. ago Robert Jenrick sacked latest: Kemi Badenoch removes Tory shadow minister for ‘plotting in secret to defect’

Reform leader Nigel Farage said ‘of course’ he has had conversations with senior Tory Robert Jenrick

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56 h. ago Full list of former Tories who have defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform

A Conservative spokesperson said that Reform UK was the party of ‘has-been politicians’

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