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Ex-Minister Jenrick Slams Conservatives, Defends Liz Truss Membership

1/20/2026

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Robert Jenrick, a former Conservative minister who defected to Reform UK, criticized leadership for not expelling Liz Truss, saying her membership signals no real change.
He argued Truss’s brief tenure damaged the Conservatives’ credibility, revealing the party remains in denial about the country’s state, which he calls broken.
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, defended the party, saying Britain remains resilient and that acknowledging problems should not yield defeatism.

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Robert Jenrick, a former Conservative minister who defected to Reform UK, criticized leadership for not expelling Liz Truss, saying her membership signals no real change.
He argued Truss’s brief tenure damaged the Conservatives’ credibility, revealing the party remains in denial about the country’s state, which he calls broken.
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, defended the party, saying Britain remains resilient and that acknowledging problems should not yield defeatism.