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Friday briefing: How the Robert Jenrick saga exposes a hollowed out Tory party

In today’s newsletter: A sudden dismissal appears to have forced the hand of the most senior Tory to join the ranks of Reform so far

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan warns AI could become ‘weapon of mass destruction of jobs’

The Labour politician highlighted the significant threat the burgeoning technology poses to the capital's workforce.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch bids to steady Tories after Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform

The Newark MP said most of his former Tory colleagues ‘don’t have the stomach for the radical change this country needs’.

Evening Standard

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Badenoch and Starmer are the winners from Robert Jenrick’s dismal Tory betrayal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The extraordinary events of the shadow justice secretary’s firing and rehiring are a boost to the Tory and Labour leaders – but will only divide the right

The Independent UK

Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why?

Robert Jenrick has become the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK.

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick’s political reinvention leads him to Reform

Mr Jenrick’s supporters say his spell at the Home Office ‘radicalised’ him in favour of a heavy reduction in immigration.

Evening Standard

‘Not so clever after all’: how Robert Jenrick was ejected before he defected

Kemi Badenoch praised for sacking Jenrick before he could announce he was ditching Tories for Reform

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The Guardian view on Robert Jenrick’s defection: Britain’s right is in a crisis of its own making

Editorial: A former Tory cabinet minister leaps to Reform and turns the issue of Kemi Badenoch’s authority into a test of Tory survival

The Guardian - UK

Treachery and stupidity to the fore as Robert Jenrick defects to Reform

Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside

The Guardian - UK

Tory defectors: who has already joined Reform UK and who may follow?

Robert Jenrick is the latest former Conservative to join Nigel Farage’s ranks – but he may not be the last

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation

Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career

The Guardian - UK

Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

Evening Standard

An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show

Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after shock sacking and declares Farage is leader Britain needs

Nigel Farage thanks Tory leader for delivering Jenrick to Reform ‘on a plate’ after firing him – and boasts of a Labour defector to come

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The Independent UK

What to know about UK legal changes aiming to regulate AI-generated nude images

U.K. officials say they are enforcing new laws to make creating online sexual images without consent illegal

Evening Standard

Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting on stage after unveiling Robert Jenrick defection to Reform

Farage was unveiling Jenrick as Reform UK’s newest recruit and invited him to join him on stage when Jenrick initially failed to appear

The Independent UK

Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting as Robert Jenrick fails to appear at his own Reform unveiling

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling.

The Guardian - UK

‘The mask has slipped’: What have Jenrick and Farage said about each other in the past?

As has been the case with past Tory defections to Reform, there is a trove of social media snipes to embarrass the new stablemates

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The Independent UK

What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

It comes after the Newark MP was sacked from the Tory frontbench by Kemi Badenoch.

The Independent UK

Tories reveal the ‘proof’ Robert Jenrick was plotting defection to Reform

The former Tory shadow cabinet member has been announced as a Reform UK member at a press conference

The Guardian - UK

Barbs and a betrayal as Jenrick joins Reform after Badenoch gives him boot

Former shadow justice secretary shares stage with Nigel Farage in wake of being summarily sacked by Tory leader

The Independent UK

Civilians flee on foot as Syrian military offensive looms east of Aleppo

A trickle of civilians has left a contested area east of Aleppo after a Syrian military warning to evacuate

The Independent UK

Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

Euronews

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacks rival after 'plot' to defect to Reform UK

In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers.

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