Many people have been resistant to Robert Jenrick’s ambition. Rishi Sunak, his former ally, failed to restore him to the cabinet. Conservative Party members failed to elect him leader last year, preferring the more authentic and distinctive Kemi Badenoch.
The look on his face as he congratulated his opponent on her victory in that election was a warning and a promise. I will not rest until I have reversed this result, it said. And he has been running ever since, as Keir Starmer joked at Prime Minister’s Questions after Jenrick completed the London Marathon in 4 hours, 40 minutes.
