Robert Jenrick will soon submit his nomination papers to the 1922 chairman for the Tory leadership contest. When he does so, this will make him the first candidate to reach the required number of nominations – ten in total, including a proposer and seconded. Speaking this morning, Jenrick’s campaign manager Danny Kruger made clear that Jenrick’s campaign will have a focus on winning back Tory voters who moved to Reform in the election:

Jenrick has been busy reinventing himself over the past year

‘To have any path back to government we must win back those voters we have lost – across the board but particularly to Reform. At the same time we have to bring........

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