Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation

Former Tory minister’s defection to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s careerUK politics live – latest updatesFor a long time, Robert Jenrick’s transformation from a David Cameron-supporting remainer to an anti-immigration rightwinger did not convince many of his political peers – least of all Nigel Farage.Only last year, the Reform UK leader was describing him as a “fraud” and saying he was sceptical that Jenrick was genuine, branding him “Robert the Generic, Robert the Remainer and Robert the I Don’t Stand Particularly For Anything At all”. Continue reading...