Why the Conservative Party Just Declared War on Itself

After a whirlwind day in Westminster, Robert Jenrick announced that he was defecting to Reform UK after being sacked by the Conservatives. But how much trouble does his defection spell for the Tories? Can he work with Nigel Farage? And what does this mean for the future of the British right?

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0:00 – Robert Jenrick defects to Reform: a political earthquake
0:22 – A day of high drama in Westminster
0:36 – Kemi Badenoch sacks Jenrick in a public showdown
3:22 – Nigel Farage calls it his “latest Christmas present”
3:55 – An awkward Reform press conference spirals
4:36 – Jenrick launches a blistering attack on the Conservatives
11:26 – Who is Robert Jenrick? From Tory rising star to defector
26:16 – A deeper schism on the British right — what happens next?

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Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, chief political correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.
Producers: Sophie McNulty, Harry Stott.

Clips: Kemi Badenoch / X, BBC, Reform UK / Youtube.
Photo: Getty Images.
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