Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot
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Robert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.
The former shadow justice secretary had the Conservative whip removed 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.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/robert-jenrick-defects-to-reform-uk-after-conservative-party-suspension
Author : Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
Publish date : 2026-01-15 16:44:00
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