Jenrick says he hopes his defection to Reform UK will ‘unite the right’ after Badenoch says he ‘tells a lot of lies’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s newest MP said he made the decision to leave the Tories over Christmas‘Enough already’: Jenrick’s defection gets mixed reception from Reform membersKemi Badenoch said Robert Jenrick is now “Nigel Farage’s problem” and that he creates “instability” wherever he goes.The Conservative party leader told the Press Association that Tories who supported Jenrick feel “betrayed” he has joined Reform UK.Absolutely, he’s Nigel Farage’s problem. Now he and his acolytes are people who create instability wherever they go, and they can go do that in Reform.They are a party that is just about people who want drama and intrigue - the public, quite frankly, are sick of this. Continue reading...