{"id":309974,"date":"2026-01-16T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-robert-jenrick-defected-to-reform-uk-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:00:08","slug":"why-has-robert-jenrick-defected-to-reform-uk-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-robert-jenrick-defected-to-reform-uk-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lExdeB36JoE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why has Robert Jenrick defected to Reform UK? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lExdeB36JoE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In the 2,000th episode of Newscast, Adam and Chris return for second helpings as UK shadow cabinet minister Robert Jenrick\u2019s defection to Reform is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Following his dramatic sacking via social media this morning, Jenrick appeared on stage with Reform leader Nigel Farage this afternoon to announce that he was joining the party.<\/p>\n<p>Farage told reporters that although they had been negotiating the possibility of Jenrick joining Reform &#8211; the deal wasn\u2019t done until Kemi Badenoch made her move this morning.<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. 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