'Has he changed his mind?': Robert Jenrick defects to Reform - but unveiling does not go to plan

Kemi Badenoch announced earlier she was expelling her shadow justice minister after saying she had uncovered details of his planned defection.

Thursday 15 January 2026 16:57, UK

Robert Jenrick has become the latest big-name Conservative to defect to Reform UK. However, the official unveiling by Nigel Farage did not exactly go to plan, with Mr Jenrick failing to appear on cue at the news conference.
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