Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, comes on the Julia Hartley-Brewer show to react to breaking news that Tory leader Kemi Badenoch had sacked Robert Jenrick.
Robert Jenrick was part of the shadow cabinet. He lost a leadership challenge to Kemi Badenoch in 2024 and was subsequently installed as shadow justice secretary.
A potential defection to Reform UK had been rumoured - reportedly, his sacking followed the discovery of a printed resignation speech at a photocopier that was promptly brought to Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s attention.
In her statement, Kemi Badenoch said she had seen “irrefutable evidence” that Jenrick was about to defect in a manner \"designed to be as damaging way possible” for his former colleagues at the Conservative Party.
Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, denied there was any deal to take Robert Jenrick to Reform UK at the time of his sacking.
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