Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension
Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plotUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.The former shadow justice secretary had the...
<p>Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/15/local-elections-delays-uk-politics-live-latest-news-keir-starmer">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Robert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.</p><p>The former shadow justice secretary had the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/kemi-badenoch-sacks-robert-jenrick-over-defection-plans">Conservative whip removed</a> and his party membership suspended on Thursday morning after his party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she had found “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to defect from the party.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform-uk-after-conservative-party-suspension">Continue reading...</a>
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