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Robert Jenrick has told Sky News the final weeks of the Conservative leadership election campaign will be a “clean” fight between him and Kemi Badenoch.
The two of them will contest the leadership after James Cleverly was surprisingly knocked out of the race, a result that raised eyebrows among political pundits.
Mr Cleverly had been the frontrunner on Tuesday, after winning the third round of voting.
But he managed just 37 votes on Wednesday, behind Ms Badenoch, who received the backing of 42 MPs, and Robert Jenrick, who got 41 votes.
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@DrStrangelove-w9w
A promise from a Tory, so it's going to turn nasty then?…
@mariosiqueiracampos6270
Fake Conservatives! UK populacional is fed up !
@derekedgley5074
Robert Jenrick has admitted that he and a junior minister approved payments to towns in each other’s constituencies from a government fund earmarked for deprived areas.
The communities secretary confirmed that communities minister Jake Berry gave the go-ahead for Jenrick’s Newark constituency to be selected for a £25m fund award even though it was 270th on the list of the UK’s most deprived areas.
Jenrick said he signed off the decision for money to be allocated to Darwen, a town in Berry’s Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
On Sunday, Jenrick insisted there was a “robust and fair” methodology behind the government’s towns fund and dismissed as “completely baseless” allegations that he had any involvement in Newark’s selection. This candidate is not to be trusted
@MrH1990s
I wouldn’t trust this man
@Olly-e5y
I don't think labour need worry for a while with dumb and dumber still getting nothing right jesus
@Olly-e5y
The tories have definitely have pulled the pin with dumb and dumber rip tory party
@howard1beale
I don't care but I'm grateful that moron who is not clever won't be getting a foot in the door. Let's not forget he joked about using rohypnol. Not nice.
@colinfrancis7229
If this is the best the Tories can do then they're fooked forever.
@TheDessmith
i understand why the left is running scared of kemi, they should be. jenrick seems like a nice guy but im not sure he knows what hes about, seems to shift in the wind like captain hindsight. we dont need another starmer/ cameron clone
@andycarlin2168
Wow is this all the conservative party has to offer is these two clowns
@AshishGeorge-kd8zu
A strong patriotic individual capable of taking tough decisions and implemeting them with an Iron resolve can help steer United Kingdom from the present mess it is in, due to the policies followed by former spineless peoples representatives.
@bryanjones374
Conservatives shoot themselves in the foot yet again no one would even think of voting for either of these two!! All words and no do!! this Guy is the same as the rest I will never vote for this rabble again… And Labour too !!
@EldestBoy
"So many parliamentary colleagues" There's only 120 of them left and Jenrick only managed to get a third of them!
@j94c
Given they failed miserably to achieve any of their stated goals for 14 years, why would anyone put their faith in them unless they radically changed their policy platform?
@mr.rodriguez5099
The conservatives are done and dusted
@julian987r4
A vote for this clown and it’s bye bye The Conservative Party for decades
@terryjones6504
He might have a plan, the lefties in his party won’t let him implement it, but he has a plan. They’ve been promising to control immigration for over a decade.
@deselby6669
His Wife has the plan..
@ianinkster2261
"I don't deal in platitudes" ( "something something grow the economy" )
@tidalwavefilms2113
But does he think he can seriously win the 2029 election?
@vin00ify
"I love it when a plan comes together"
@NAYF76
A plan? Where have I heard that before? Promising CHANGE…🤣😂🤮
@goodmusicneverdies1998
Man with a dodgy record more like! 🙄
@alanavery2002
Same old Crap
Promise everything
And do nothing once
They get in
The Con servatives
Had 14 + years
And done F * * K ALL
@julianshepherd2038
Baldrick has a cunning plan