Farage will never trust Jenrick. Reform's civil war has begun |
The sacking of Robert Jenrick has been framed as a story about the Tories, another twist in the endless Conservative psychodrama that Kemi Badenoch is so eager to end.
What does this latest saga, however, mean for the party to which Jenrick has defected?
Reform UK looked as though they were peaking at the end of last year. The campaign against Farage picked up in earnest. There were stories dug up from the dim and distant past.
Personally, I think trawling for what someone said 50 years ago at school is pretty desperate. But this scrutiny has had some effect. And, if you think it’s unfair, Nigel, welcome to big-league politics. Anyone who aspires to be a prime minister can expect relentless, remorseless scrutiny.
This year, however, has started with a bang for Reform UK. My old........