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Jenrick's Defection Sparks Reform UK Ambition, Tory Backlash

1/20/2026

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A leaked media plan brands Robert Jenrick (Conservative MP) as 'the new sheriff in town' and calls his Reform UK defection the 'biggest story' for Nigel Farage's party.
Jenrick says the Conservative Party is out of touch and 'the party of posh people'.
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, labels Jenrick a right-wing 'pastiche' driven by ambition and notes Reform UK's May 7 deadline risks distracting from national issues.

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Story summary

A leaked media plan brands Robert Jenrick (Conservative MP) as 'the new sheriff in town' and calls his Reform UK defection the 'biggest story' for Nigel Farage's party.
Jenrick says the Conservative Party is out of touch and 'the party of posh people'.
Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, labels Jenrick a right-wing 'pastiche' driven by ambition and notes Reform UK's May 7 deadline risks distracting from national issues.