Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick told GB News that he profoundly disagrees with former campaign manager and now Reform MP Danny Kruger that the Conservative Party is “dead“. He said:
“Well, look, obviously I’m very sad to see Danny leave the Conservative Party. He’s a personal friend of mine and he’s somebody I hold in very high regard. But I disagree with him profoundly on this issue. What I need to do now, and the fellow members of the Conservative Party, is focus on the future. There’s no point looking backwards.”
Kruger said earlier today: “I wished that [Jenrick] had won because I think he would have done things differently”. Jenrick insisted that Kemi was the right person for the job, though that “there’s a mountain to climb”. Tough times for the Tories…
Starmer loyalist and Housing Secretary Steve Reed told Sky News that Starmer should not be replaced:
“We saw what the Tories did. They were in power for 14 years, and after 2016, I think we had nine education secretaries, seven chancellors, and five Prime Ministers. Doomscrolling through Prime Ministers doesn’t resolve the problem.”