Robert Jenrick
United Kingdom
Reform UK
member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government
Robert Edward Jenrick is an English politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since the 2014 by-election. Elected as a member of the Conservative Party, he joined Reform UK in January 2026.
Standing...
Stories...
Jul 8, 2026
Lean Right
A rival leadership candidate, Jenrick pushes for harder immigration controls and a more nationalist Conservative identity.
Conservatives view him as a serious contender who can reconnect the party with working-class voters on immigration.
Jul 7, 2026
Lean Right
Tory leadership contender, advocating for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.
Supported by hardliners for his promise to stop migration via ECHR withdrawal.
Jul 6, 2026
Lean Left
Reform MP accused the media of conspiring to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister, in a furious clash over Farage's funding scandal.
Represents the chaotic infighting on the right that Labour sees as self-destructive and beneficial to their own electoral prospects.
Jul 6, 2026
Far Left
Reform UK's economic spokesperson who admitted Farage's undeclared gifts in the Guardian report.
Criticised for exposing the scandal but failing to resign, seen as complicit in party's corruption.
Jul 6, 2026
Lean Right
Jenrick launched a policy paper arguing for withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights.
Seen as a standard-bearer for the party's hardline wing, pushing for bold reforms.
Jul 3, 2026
Lean Right
Leadership rival Robert Jenrick is pushing a tougher line on immigration and the ECHR.
Jenrick appeals to the grassroots who want a clean break from the party's past failures.
Jun 19, 2026
Lean Right
Jenrick is running as the immigration hardliner in the Tory leadership contest, promising to cap legal migration and leave the ECHR.
Conservatives see him as a credible enforcer on borders but worry his anti-ECHR stance divides the party and alienates centrists.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Left
Reform UK's 'Honest Bob' announced policies to lift white British people, as satirised by John Crace.
Jenrick embodies the far-right nationalism that the radical left opposes, using race-based rhetoric to distract from class issues.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Left
As Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, he announced plans to tear up a key plank of the Brexit deal and impose a new ‘migrant labour levy’ on companies employing foreign workers.
Labour criticises his proposals as economically damaging and divisive, representing an attempt to scapegoat foreign workers for economic problems.