Overview
- Robert Jenrick told Sky News he pressed Kemi Badenoch multiple times to remove Liz Truss from the Conservative Party over the 2022 mini-budget.
- He said Badenoch’s refusal to act was one reason for his move to Reform UK, following his loss to her in the Tory leadership race.
- Jenrick branded the mini-budget “careless and cackhanded” and said it caused immediate financial harm, citing failed house sales and anxiety over mortgages and pensions.
- Liz Truss pushed back on X, calling Jenrick a “Trojan horse” after his latest criticisms.
- Opinion commentary urged Badenoch to eject Truss to signal real change in the party, arguing her continued membership undercuts claims of renewal.