Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#72VRS)
Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician's career
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.
Only last year, the Reform UK leader was describing him as a fraud" and saying he was sceptical that Jenrick was genuine, dubbing him Robert the Generic, Robert the Remainer and Robert the I Don't Stand Particularly for Anything at all".
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