Robert Jenrick used his first outing as shadow justice secretary to inflame anger over the Southport murders which sparked riots across England during the summer.
After a leadership campaign where Mr Jenrick pitched himelf as the champion of the Tory right, Mr Jenrick appeared to give credence to conspiracy theories that information was withheld from the public over the Southport case. Others have used this to justify some of the violence which scarred Britain in August.
