6 h. ago Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as he joins Reform after sacking over 'secret' defection plot

Nigel Farage unveils former Tory leadership hopeful as new member of Reform in highest profile defection yet to his party

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6 h. ago Robert Jenrick sacked after Reform UK defection speech 'left at printer'

Robert Jenrick was sacked as shadow justice secretary by Kemi Badenoch after a speech announcing his defection to Reform UK was reportedly found on an office printer

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7 h. ago Robert Jenrick joins Reform after sacking by Kemi Badenoch over 'secret' defection plot

Nigel Farage unveils former Tory leadership hopeful as new member of Reform in highest profile defection yet to his party

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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 Opponents label Jenrick a ‘chancer’ and a ‘charlatan’ as he defects to Reform – politics live

Former shadow justice secretary turns fire on Tories and Labour as he joins Nigel Farage’s partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They will be obliterated in Scotland, Wales, the red wall councils.As far as Mr Jenrick is concerned, of course I have talked to Robert Jenrick. Was I on the verge of signing him up? No. But we have had conversations.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just that he was pr...

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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 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 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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9 h. ago Robert Jenrick joins Reform after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch over 'secret' defection plot

Nigel Farage unveils former Tory leadership hopeful as new member of Reform in highest profile defection yet

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9 h. ago Sacked Robert Jenrick was 'consumed by personal ambition' and has 'actually lost his mind' over Reform 'betrayal', say former Tory colleagues

Conservatives in Westminster and Mr Jenrick's constituency - left stunned by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to sack him - expressed disappointment at his plan to join Reform.

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9 h. ago Jenrick joins Reform UK and claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as Farage rules out any more defections after May – politics live

Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They will be obliterated in Scotland, Wales, the red wall councils.As far as Mr Jenrick is concerned, of course I have talked to Robert Jenrick. Was I on the verge of signing him up? No. But we have had conversations.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just th...

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10 h. ago Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK hours after he was sacked from Tory front bench

Mr Jenrick was kicked out the Tory party after 'irrefutable evidence' he was planning to defect

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11 h. ago Tories call on Kemi Badenoch to release evidence of Robert Jenrick's 'defection plot' after sacking him: 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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11 h. ago The 'smoking gun' that made Badenoch take out Robert Jenrick: Tory leader's allies 'found defection speech and media plan'... but will Reform welcome him now?

Kemi Badenoch announced that she had seen 'irrefutable evidence' that shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was intending to betray her.

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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 Who is Robert Jenrick? Former Tory leadership hopeful sacked by Kemi Badenoch over Reform 'defection plot'

Robert Jenrick has served in Government under four prime ministers in four different roles

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13 h. ago Was Robert Jenrick a Traitor all along? Internet explodes with hilarious memes after Kemi Badenoch sacks him over 'defection' plan

The Liberal Democrats broke out Photoshop to reimagine Jenrick, who had been shadow justice secretary, as a Traitor on the hit BBC show.

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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 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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