‘Pack of lies’: Robert Jenrick launches personal attack on Kemi Badenoch
Reform MP seeks to heap pressure on Tory leader amid confusion around details of meeting with Giorgia Meloni
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Robert Jenrick accused Kemi Badenoch of telling a “pack of lies” about her meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, calling his former boss a fantasist. The attack came amid confusion over whether Meloni had urged Badenoch to resist doing a deal with Jenrick’s party, with a Conservative spokesperson denying any false claims. Jenrick, who defected to Reform after losing the Conservative leadership contest to Badenoch, used the controversy to heap pressure on the Tory leader.