Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick sacked over defection plot
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Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick sacked over defection plot
"I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect."
"I was presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible to his shadow cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party."
"The British public are tired of political psychodrama and so am I. They saw too much of it in the last government, they're seeing too much of it in THIS government. I will not repeat those mistakes."
Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his Conservative Party membership with immediate effect. The action followed presentation of clear, irrefutable evidence alleging that Jenrick had been plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to inflict maximum damage on his shadow cabinet colleagues and the wider Conservative Party. The announcement criticized political psychodrama, noting that the British public are tired of such behaviour and warning against repeating mistakes seen in the previous government. The situation is described as breaking news and further details are expected to be published shortly.
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