"I can tell people listening to this that the majority of our parliamentary class will be people who are fresh to politics. I think the majority of Nigel's cabinet, if we win and he's the prime minister, will also have people who are not career politicians."
"I've gotten to know Robert quite well. And I speak to him almost every day. He's a thoughtful, serious man. I think he does believe clearly the things that he has talked about, and he got extremely frustrated inside the Conservative party. And he is somebody who is already adding value in terms of helping with his experiences that he h"
Unemployment in the UK rose to 5.2%, the highest level in nearly five years, while wage growth continued to slow. Slowing wage growth increases the prospect of another cut to interest rates in the spring. Reform UK intends to announce shadow cabinet appointments emphasizing individuals who are not career politicians. Robert Jenrick is likely to be named Treasury spokesperson after defecting from the Conservatives; he was runner-up in the Conservative leadership contest less than 18 months ago. Nigel Farage has suggested appointing ministers from outside Parliament, potentially via peerages or rare non-MP ministerial roles. Zia Yusuf is expected to be named home affairs spokesperson and describes Jenrick as thoughtful and experienced.
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