Kemi Badenoch将Robert Jenrick停职,因为他密谋叛逃去改革英国,后来他这样做,加深了保守主义的动乱。 Kemi Badenoch suspended Robert Jenrick for plotting to defect to Reform UK, which he later did, deepening Conservative turmoil.

Kemi Badenoch将Robert Jenrick从保守党停职, 并于2026年1月14日将他从她的影子内阁带走, Kemi Badenoch suspended Robert Jenrick from the Conservative Party and removed him from her shadow cabinet on January 14, 2026, citing irrefutable evidence he was secretly plotting a defection to another party, likely Reform UK. Jenrick,前影子司法秘书,一直在与英国改革协会领导人Nigel Farage讨论一项行动,尽管没有达成正式协议。 Jenrick, former shadow justice secretary, had been discussing a move with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, though no formal agreement was reached. Badenoch确认了鞭子的暂停和撤除,任命Nick Timothy替代他。 Badenoch confirmed the suspension and removal of the whip, appointing Nick Timothy as his replacement. Jenrick后来叛逃到英国改革党, 在日益加剧的国内不稳定和对改革党的支持不断增强的情况下, Jenrick later defected to Reform UK, marking another high-profile exit from the Conservatives amid growing internal instability and rising support for Reform UK, which now leads in polls. 总理Keir Starmer质疑解雇的时机。 Prime Minister Keir Starmer questioned the timing of the dismissal.