Why Badenoch has finally given Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle
- Posted on January 15, 2026
- By The Independent
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Why Badenoch has finally given Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle
The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over his ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin reports
