Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation
Former Tory minister’s defection to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s careerUK politics live – latest updatesFor a long time, Robert Jenrick’s transformation from a David Cameron-supporting remainer to an anti-immigration rightwinger did not convince many of his political...
<p>Former Tory minister’s defection to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/15/local-elections-delays-uk-politics-live-latest-news-keir-starmer">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>For a long time, Robert Jenrick’s transformation from a David Cameron-supporting remainer to an anti-immigration rightwinger did not convince many of his political peers – least of all Nigel Farage.</p><p>Only last year, the Reform UK leader was describing him as a “fraud” and saying he was sceptical that Jenrick was genuine, branding him “Robert the Generic, Robert the Remainer and Robert the I Don’t Stand Particularly For Anything At all”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/robert-jenrick-from-remainer-to-rightwinger-with-ruthless-reputation">Continue reading...</a>
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