{"id":2615,"date":"2026-01-15T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:49:02","slug":"robert-jenrick-sacked-from-shadow-cabinet-over-secret-defection-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=2615","title":{"rendered":"Robert Jenrick sacked from shadow cabinet over &#8216;secret defection plot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-was-allegedly-planning-on-joining-reform\">He was allegedly planning on joining Reform.<\/h2>\n<p>Kemi Badenoch has announced she has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet over a \u2018secret defection plot.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on Tuesday morning, the Tory leader said Jenrick had had the whip removed and his party membership was suspended \u201cwith immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Badenoch said the action was taken after she was \u201cpresented 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cThe British public are tired of political psychodrama and so am I. They saw too much of it in the last government, they\u2019re seeing too much of it in THIS government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not repeat those mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zoSzFp0cKq\">pic.twitter.com\/zoSzFp0cKq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KemiBadenoch\/status\/2011756928225997038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>More to follow.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Bottom ad unit --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Custom pseudo content\/category -->\n            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Robert #Jenrick #sacked #shadow #cabinet #secret #defection #plot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was allegedly planning on joining Reform. 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