Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’

A senior Reform UK figure has escalated rhetorical attacks on the Conservative Party leadership, framing the Tories as out of touch with ordinary voters. The party’s economics spokesperson accused the leader of embodying a "metropolitan elite," suggesting a coalition with the Conservatives would be politically restrictive. Criticism extended to portraying the Tory base as preoccupied with urban concerns, from declining nightlife to struggles finding specialty ingredients. The comments reflect deepening tensions between the two parties amid broader political divisions.

Reform UK economics spokesperson seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour furtherUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch, calling her part of a metropolitan elite and saying a coalition deal with the Tories would be like being “handcuffed to a zombie”.Reform UK’s economics spokesperson repeatedly called the Tory leader “Kensington Kemi” and claimed her party was for people who moaned about the decline of Mayfair clubs and complained that they could not find Ottolenghi recipe ingredients in the shops. Continue reading...