The Latest Breaking News from Robert Jenrick

Disputed or debunked claims about migration and crime in the UK

As politicians face criticism for promoting misleading data, here are some claims that do not bear scrutiny

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025

Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025

Jenrick demands Law Society withdraw ‘race and ethnicity’ guidance

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has written to Law Society president Richard Atkinson, claiming the guidance promotes ‘dangerous ideas’.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast

In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

Asylum seekers to lose housing and support if they refuse to move out of hotels

New tough measures introduced amid rising tensions at an asylum hotel in Epping and fears that senior Tory politicians are stoking division

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025

With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle: a glimmer of hope for One Nation Tories

Editorial: The Conservative leader’s appointment of Sir James Cleverly to the cabinet could act as a moderating force as Faragism sweeps the party

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

Voices: Your move, Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next?

COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025

Wednesday briefing: ​The Conservative​s ​reshuffle​ in an attempt to ​stay ​relevant ​amid ​poor polling

In today’s newsletter: A year into opposition, Kemi Badenoch’s​ party is still searching for its place in UK politics

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

Voices: With her Tory reshuffle, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to?

COMMENT: To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025