Robert Jenrick enters race to become next Tory leader
by Pippa Crerar Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6PFNH)
Former minister becomes third MP to formally join race after James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat threw hats into the ring
Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister who quit Rishi Sunak's cabinet over the prime minister's failure to take a tougher approach to immigration, has entered the race to become Conservative leader.
The Tory MP's campaign manager, Danny Kruger, said he was best placed to win back voters who deserted the party for Reform at the general election. He is the third MP, after James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat, to join the contest.
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