Conservative chaos underlined by Robert Jenrick's sacking but the Mickey Mouse politician won’t be missed
Westminster politics is full of skullduggery and intrigue but the sacking of Robert Jenrick is a potent reminder of how the once great Tory party is in danger of slipping into a state of permanent crisis.
The rot started long ago when Boris Johnson was able to charm Tory rank-and-file with populist promises that never passed the sniff test. In his slipstream followed a parade of chancers, who didn’t care for the country or even their party.
It’s worth remembering the values that were previously associated with the Conservative paty. It was the party of tradition, of business, of government, even.
Amongst the chancers was Jenrick himself. A politician who seems to relish plotting despite not being very good at it.
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Opposition, had no choice but to sack him after the emergence of what she says was “irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect in a way designed to be as damaging as possible”.
Badenoch’s time as leader of the Tory party has not been easy but she is right to say that the public is “tired of political psychodrama”.
As for Jenrick, he is no big loss to the Tory party. To think that recent Conservative leadership teams have turned their backs on One Nation Tories and embraced Mickey Mouse politicians like Jenrick.
This needs to be the turning point for the Tories, the point where they get serious about preparing to govern for the good of Britain again.
As for Reform UK, welcoming Jenrick with open arms will only beg the question ‘are they really the change people want in this country?’