Overview

• Jenrick demanded the removal of judges he accused of injecting their personal politics into rulings, branding them 'activist judges'.
• His comments came after renewed two-tier justice complaints following the acquittal of ex-Labour councillor Ricky Jones over threats against anti-migrant protesters.
• He said Nigel Farage and Reform UK "speak for millions of people" and expressed solidarity with their supporters' anger at the Conservatives.
• Jenrick described Reform UK's rise as a symptom of Conservative mistakes on immigration and apologized for letting voters down.
• He ruled out any formal pact with Reform UK even as Nowcast seat projections show a potential Reform majority and More in Common polls give the Tories a temporary boost.