Robert Jenrick
British politician
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| 2024 | Jenrick was re-elected to parliament with a decreased vote share of 39.2% and a reduced majority of 3,572. |
| November 2024 | Became Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor after the Labour Party's election victory. |
| October 2024 | While campaigning to become Conservative Party leader, Jenrick made controversial claims about British special forces' approach to terrorists, suggesting they are 'killing rather than capturing' due to legal constraints from the European court. His statements were criticized by Grant Shapps, James Cleverly, and Tom Tugendhat. |
| October 9 2024 | Following the leadership election, Jenrick was appointed by Kemi Badenoch as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice. |
| October 9 2024 | Jenrick finished second in the final round of MP voting for the Tory leadership election, advancing to the membership vote where he ultimately lost to Kemi Badenoch, receiving 41,388 votes (43.5%) compared to Badenoch's 53,806 votes (56.5%). |
| September 2024 | During the Conservative Party leadership campaign, promised to move Britain's embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. |
| September 2024 | Wrote a column in the Daily Mail claiming that English national identity is being undermined by mass immigration, multiculturalism, and 'woke culture' |
| September 2024 | Jenrick announced he would withhold international aid from countries that do not accept individuals whose asylum claims have been denied by the UK. |
| September 2024 | Robert Jenrick called for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), arguing it would enable more rapid asylum seeker removals. |
| September 2024 | Publicly stated support for lifting the legal ban on opening new grammar schools, advocating for expanding grammar school options in the UK education system. |
| September 2024 | Jenrick publicly stated that if he were an American citizen, he would support Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| September 30 2024 | British businessman Phillip Ullmann revealed he provided the £75,000 donation to Jenrick through Spott Fitness, without explaining why he did not donate personally. |
| August 2024 | Called on the British government to proscribe the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. |
| August 2024 | Robert Jenrick articulated 10 foundational principles for the Conservative party, emphasizing market economics and advocating for a 'small state' approach to governance. |
| July 25 2024 | Robert Jenrick announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party leadership election and won the First MPs' ballot with 28 votes, establishing himself as a frontrunner. |
| April 2024 | Robert Jenrick proposed cutting the UK government's foreign aid budget by 50%, suggesting the savings should be redirected to increase spending on the British Armed Forces. |
| February 2024 | During a trip to the Mexico-United States border, Jenrick argued that there are areas the UK can learn from Donald Trump and the Republican Party, specifically regarding illegal migration. |
| December 2023 | Called for Israel to 'finish the job' in its war with Hamas in Gaza. |
| December 6 2023 | Resigned from position as Minister of State for Immigration over disagreements with the government's Rwanda asylum plan. |
| December 1 2023 | Intervened with the Home Office to request the revocation of Jordanian-Canadian student Dana Abu Qamar's visa after her controversial comments about the October 7th attack in Israel. |
| October 2023 | Denounced the BBC for failing to describe Hamas as a terrorist organisation. |
| July 2023 | Jenrick was criticized by Sir Robert Chote for misleading parliament with incorrect statistics about modern slavery claims by foreign national offenders. |
| July 5 2023 | Jenrick instructed staff at an asylum reception centre to paint over cartoon wall art to create a less welcoming atmosphere for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. |
| May 2023 | Argued that refugees should seek asylum in the first safe country, challenging the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' interpretation of the refugee convention |
| April 2023 | Disqualified from driving for six months and fined £1,639 for speeding on the M1 motorway in the previous year. |
| April 2023 | Defended the Conservative government's Illegal Migration Bill in Parliament, arguing that refugees crossing the English Channel 'cannibalise' communities and undermine cultural cohesiveness |
| April 2023 | UK government announced leasing a barge (Bibby Stockholm) to house 500 migrants, with Jenrick defending the policy as a cost-saving measure. |
| March 2023 | Jenrick proposed housing asylum seekers in basic accommodation including disused army bases and ships, emphasizing minimizing migrant welfare. |
| February 2023 | Jenrick stated in a House of Commons debate that the Home Office was 'monitoring the activities' of human rights lawyers in the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | Jenrick and his family took in a Ukrainian refugee family following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, becoming the first British MP to do so. |
| October 2022 | Appointed as Minister of State for Immigration by Rishi Sunak. |
| September 2022 | Robert Jenrick was appointed Minister of State for Health. |
| September 2022 | Returned to government as Minister of State for Health under Liz Truss. |
| August 2022 | Travelled at an excessive speed in a speed limit zone on the M1 motorway. |
| 2021 | The Westferry housing development project was initially refused planning permission. |
| September 2021 | Removed from his position as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. |
| September 15 2021 | Boris Johnson dismissed Jenrick from his position as Communities Secretary and replaced him with Michael Gove during a cabinet reshuffle |
| August 2021 | Received a £307 fine and three penalty points for exceeding the speed limit on the A40 in west London. |
| January 2021 | Declined to call for a review of the Whitehaven coal mine project in Cumbria, despite environmental concerns raised by local MP Tim Farron, allowing the first new deep coal mine in the UK in 30 years to proceed. |
| November 2020 | The Public Accounts Committee concludes that Jenrick's constituency was awarded funding through an opaque and non-impartial process. |
| August 2020 | Members of Grenfell United refused to meet with Jenrick due to slow progress on Grenfell Tower Inquiry findings and social housing reforms. |
| July 2020 | Jenrick faced High Court action brought by the London Parks & Gardens Trust over his controversial handling of the Holocaust memorial planning application and decision to allow his junior minister to determine the project's fate. |
| July 2020 | Received condemnation from Royal Institute of British Architects President Alan Jones for proposed extensions to Permitted Development Rights, which were criticized as potentially creating 'future slums'. |
| June 2020 | Baroness Deech publicly criticized Jenrick for breaching planning propriety guidelines in his management of the Holocaust memorial planning application. |
| June 2020 | Faced questions over links to Conservative donor Idan Ofer, who had donated £10,000 to the party and was a reported family friend. |
| June 2020 | Jenrick granted permission for the Notting Hill 17-storey tower project despite local council opposition, with the decision described as a 'major blow to local residents' by the local planning councillor. |
| June 24 2020 | A Labour Party opposition day motion debate in the House of Commons forced Jenrick to release documents about his dealings with Richard Desmond, including private text messages discussing the planning application. |
| May 2020 | Jenrick conceded the judicial review against his housing development approval, admitting the decision was 'unlawful by reason of apparent bias'. The High Court quashed his planning permission and ordered the matter be decided by a different minister. |
| April 2020 | Jenrick traveled 40 miles to see his parents near Shrewsbury, claiming he was delivering essentials including medicines without entering their house, during the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. |
| April 2020 | The Sunday Times reports Jenrick charged taxpayers over £100,000 for a third home in his Newark constituency that he reportedly used rarely. |
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