LIVE: Jenrick joins Nigel Farage at Reform rally in Newark after defecting from Tories

0 January 19, 2026 13:24

KEMI Badenoch has FIRED Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet following “evidence” he was poised to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform.

The Tory leader accused her former leadership rival of plotting to jump ship “in a way designed to be as damaging as possible”.

Ms Badenoch has also stripped him of the Tory whip, meaning he is now an independent MP.

She said: “I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect.

“I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his Shadow Cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/37918756/kemi-badenoch-fires-robert-jenrick-plotting-defect/

Following widespread controversy and concerns regarding discrimination and security protocols, MPs will "grill" senior police officials and football authorities to understand the justification behind the exclusion of visiting fans. This session seeks to determine whether the move was a necessary security measure or a disproportionate response that set a worrying precedent for international sport.

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