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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after being sacked by Badenoch

In a tirade against his old party and former colleagues, Robert Jenrick said the Conservatives "broke" the country, were "rotten" and had "betrayed its voters".

In a hastily arranged press conference, Robert Jenrick said the Conservatives had failed so badly he couldn't remain one of them. We hear from Conservative former chief whip Lord Hart - and our political editor Chris Mason analyses what today means for British politics.

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  • Thu 15 Jan 202622:00

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