Key facts
- Robert Jenrick called Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch "Kensington Kemi."
- Jenrick accused the Conservative party of serving "millionaires, not Mansfield."
- Reform UK's autumn conference proposed exempting property from inheritance tax.
- Badenoch ruled out a pact with Reform UK, questioning their stance on British identity.
- Jenrick defended his comments on "Islamification" and Sharia law.
Robert Jenrick, the Reform UK shadow chancellor, has launched a strong attack on Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, referring to her as "Kensington Kemi" and accusing her party of catering to a metropolitan elite. Jenrick claimed that a coalition deal with the Tories would be akin to being "handcuffed to a zombie."
Jenrick criticized the Conservatives for recent policy proposals, such as exempting property from inheritance tax and extending free childcare to higher earners, which he labeled as "bungs for Belgravia." He contrasted Badenoch's perceived focus on the wealthy with his own constituents in Newark, stating, "Kensington Kemi knows who her people are. Millionaires, not Mansfield."