Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to Reform The rancorous relationship between Robert Jenrick and his former colleagues in the Conservative party was aired on live TV on Friday when an MP who had backed his leadership bid accused him of abandoning their friendship. Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, revealed live on the BBCâs local election programme that she had not spoken to Robert Jenrick since he defected to Reform in January. Atkins, who said in 2024 that she believed Jenrick was the leadership candidate who had âa really interesting story to tellâ to younger voters, appeared so angry in the encounter that she could not look him in the eye. âRob has not spoken to me since he left the Conservative party in the way that he did,â she said. âAnd I considered us to be very good friends. And so it has been a great personal loss for me, as well as a professional one.â Atkins suggested Jenrickâs behaviour meant he and Reform UK could not be trusted. She added: âHow one conducts oneself is important. This is a message that will continue until the general election, that if people are aski
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Reform has won control of Essex County Council and ended the Conservatives' 25-year reign at the local authority. Nigel Farage's party have 53 seats on the authority, a significant majority, after counting overnight and this morning.…
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Reform has won control of Essex County Council and ended the Conservatives' 25-year reign at the local authority. Nigel Farage's party have 53 seats on the authority, a significant majority, after counting overnight and…
Read original at BBC →Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to Reform The rancorous relationship between Robert Jenrick and his former colleagues in the Conservative party was…
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Reform has won control of Essex County Council and ended the Conservatives' 25-year reign at the local authority. Nigel Farage's party have 53 seats on the authority, a significant majority, after counting overnight and this morning.…
View source →Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to Reform The rancorous relationship between Robert Jenrick and his former colleagues in the Conservative party was aired on live TV on…
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