Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Tories lost Jenrick because of ‘personal ambition’, Badenoch tells party

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Robert Jenrick of leaving the Tories because of ‘personal ambition’ (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Conservative Party lost Robert Jenrick “not on ideology, but personal ambition”, Kemi Badenoch has told her backbench MPs in their first parliamentary gathering since the senior Tory defected to Reform UK.

Ex-shadow justice secretary Mr Jenrick defected to Nigel Farage’s political party last Thursday, describing Britain as “broken” and blaming the Tories and Labour for the country’s troubles.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.