The Conservative Party leadership contest is intensifying as Robert Jenrick narrows the gap with Kemi Badenoch. Polls show Badenoch's lead has shrunk to just four points, making the race too close to call. Jenrick has faced criticism for controversial comments about UK special forces, but his campaign remains focused on overtaking Badenoch. Both candidates are vying for the support of party members, with Jenrick's momentum growing as Badenoch faces scrutiny over recent remarks on maternity pay.
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Honestly, it doesn't matter much who wins if both candidates are just going to keep pushing for bigger government and more control over people's lives.
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Tory leader battle 'too close to call' as poll of party members shows Kemi Badenoch's advantage over Robert Jenrick has been slashed to just FOUR points
A survey of Tory activists by YouGov suggests Kemi Badenoch would win in a run-off against rival Robert Jenrick - but the gap has closed dramatically.
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OPINION - Robert Jenrick is creeping ahead of Kemi Badenoch, but foot-in-mouth syndrome is catching in the Tory leadership race
But ambition is a strong vector and Jenrick came Birmingham with the single aim of pushing Badenoch out of the role as favourite. So far, that has gone to plan: her unforced error in a muddled sentence which seemed to suggest maternity pay was too “excessive”,
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Robert Jenrick inches ahead, but Kemi Badenoch isn’t out of the race yet
Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick is aiming for an aura of invincibility at Conservative conference. At parties and rallies, a herald comes in the form of his Californian lawyer wife, Michal Berkner. Only later does the great leader himself arrive: a 5’5’’ princeling steered through the crowd by a phalanx of taller heavies.
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