All news on the topic: Robert Jenrick

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“He wants to let them all out”: disgraceful hot mic joke by Labour ministers Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood
Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood have landed in hot water after they were caught on a hot mic joking about Labour’s early prison release scheme.
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Robert Jenrick caught calling Good Morning Britain interview "a waste of time"
Reform UK was left embarassed this morning when one of their MPs was caught criticising Good Morning Britain.
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Andy Burnham hints wealth tax could be considered under incoming government
Andy Burnham has not ruled out a wealth tax, suggesting his incoming government may have "to ask for a little more" tax at some point.
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Counter-terror police investigate possible political motive in Ann Widdecombe killing
The police investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe is examining whether a leftwing or single-issue cause may lie behind her killing, the Guardian has learned.
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Nigel Farage’s Clacton resignation was part of a strategy to regain political momentum
When Nigel Farage landed in Britain on Monday from his trip to the US he was visibly angry and rattled as he confronted Sky News reporters waiting for him at the airport, accusing them of harassing his daughter.
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Police launch investigation into Robert Jenrick over £37,500 donation linked to foreign funds
Police are investigating a political donation made to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader. The Metropolitan Police has been examining claims that a £37,500 donation originated from a foreign donor, following a referral from the Electoral Commission.
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"There’s no money in politics if you’re straight": Why Nigel Farage’s own words are catching up with him
Nigel Farage’s finances and the associations surrounding his political projects have been under scrutiny for the best part of a decade.
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Nigel Farage faces fresh scrutiny over undeclared support from convicted fraudster George Cottrell
Robert Jenrick says "no rules have been broken whatsoever" by Nigel Farage, after reports the Reform UK leader failed to declare benefits provided by an ally once convicted of fraud in the US.
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Tufton Street donor accused of funding Britain’s far-right “remigration” push
Reform donor Richard Smith, owner of 55 Tufton Street, is allegedly underwriting a strategy to push Britain’s right — from the Conservatives to Reform UK — toward increasingly radical calls for mass deportations of ethnic minority British citizens.
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Parliament splits over calls to publish ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders
The publication of the ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders was debated in Parliament on Monday, with some MPs claiming the data is essential to protect victims and others warning that children are being used as a “shield for prejudice”.
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“Low-income people should not be having children”: Reform UK politician defends NHS IVF cuts
A Reform UK councillor has supported local cuts to NHS-funded IVF treatment, stating that they should "cut their garment according to their cloth."
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Angela Rayner faces fresh pressure over tax affairs as seaside holiday photos spark backlash
The former Deputy PM took to the beach yesterday on the hottest May Bank Holiday on record.
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100,000 migrants crossed Channel after Suella Braverman vowed to "stop the boats"
More than 100,000 people have arrived by small boat since Suella Braverman’s flagship law to end Channel crossings passed, latest figures show.
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Nigel Farage campaigner exposed for praising Adolf Hitler and denying Holocaust
A Reform local elections campaigner whose tanning salon was visited by Nigel Farage praised Adolf Hitler, we can reveal.
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Farage calls post-2021 migration a ‘fiscal time bomb’ threatening UK economy
Boris Johnson introduced more liberal immigration policies to address workforce shortages in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Reform tax plan sparks backlash as airline-linked funding raises red flags
Reform’s Robert Jenrick vowed to cut a tax on flights - after being bankrolled by the owner of an airline which would benefit from his policy.
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after £1,758 energy bill giveaway raises legal questions
Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK’s offer to pay the energy bills of an entire street for a year as part of a prize draw.
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£400m scandal as NS&I loses savers’ money and taxpayers face bill for failures
Pensions minister Torsten Bell is due to update the House of Commons on Thursday and is said to be furious at the scale of the failures.
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Nigel Farage and Reform MPs stage collective meltdown as they storm out after Keir Starmer attack
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK MPs stormed out of the Commons chamber today following a fiery PMQs exchange.
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“Bloodsucker” and “a special place in hell”: Robert Jenrick reveals furious private messages from Tory chief whip Rebecca Harris after defecting to Reform
Robert Jenrick has released a series of harsh messages sent to him by Conservative Chief Whip Rebecca Harris after he left the party for Reform.
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Conservatives place 11 MPs on defection watch list amid fears of mass switch to Reform UK
The Conservative Party has placed 11 of its MPs on a defection watch list amid growing concerns that more could follow Robert Jenrick in joining Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK hours after sacking, accusing Conservatives of “breaking Britain” and fueling mass migration
Robert Jenrick has launched a scathing attack on the Tories as he officially joined Reform UK just hours after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch.
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Kemi Badenoch sacks Robert Jenrick over secret plan to defect from Conservatives
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Robert Jenrick ’with immediate effect’ over a ’secret plot’ to defect to Reform UK.
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Police accused of covering up child rape by Afghan migrants by mislabeling suspects and victim
UK police and courts are facing criticism over the handling of a rape case involving two Afghan migrants accused of attacking a 15-year-old girl, with allegations that key details were concealed from the public.
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Lammy considers sweeping jury trial restrictions as UK courts face record backlog
Justice Secretary David Lammy is preparing major criminal-justice reforms that would reserve jury trials for only the most serious offences — including rape, murder and manslaughter — according to multiple media reports.