Talk about a tough morning’s work. And, to be fair to Robert Jenrick, it is a slice of enormous misfortune that he was put forward to do the media rounds for Reform, just hours after The Times dropped another damning exposé on Nigel Farage and his suspicious sources of funding.
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The new allegations against Nigel Farage
The publisher led with an investigative piece into Nigel’s relationship with George Cottrell – a crypto-linked convicted criminal who was jailed on charges on wire fraud. They report that Mr Farage receive money for staff, security, and accommodation from the 32-year-old.
The big reveal comes at the worst possible time for the Reform leader. In the last couple of months, the £5 million he received from another cyrptocurrency billionaire in Christopher Harborne has chipped away at his political capital. Now, this latest scandal threatens to compound the misery.
Robert Jenrick to the rescue? Maybe not…
With Nigel Farage currently in America – because, of course he is – it was left to Robert Jenrick to face the music. Unfortunately for the former Tory, the task of putting a positive spin of things proved to be an unenviable one, and his attempts to paint The Times as ‘a Labour supporting paper’ fell flat.
Rough Sunday morning for media-facing Robert Jenrick
Things didn’t get any easier for Jenrick when he popped over to the Sky News studio for a showdown with Trevor Phillips. While trying to minimise the severity of this latest infraction, the MP for Newark lost his cool when asked if his party leader had ‘become a liability’. Ouch…
Even GB News turned the screw…
But still, at least Robert Jenrick could rely on his pals at GB News to give him a nice softball interview, right? Wrong…
Camilla Tominey received praise from all quarters on Sunday, including from Labour MP Karl Turner, who lauded the quality of her journalism via his Twitter account. In a four-minute face-off, Tominey reject the excuses presented by Jenrick, ensuring there’d be no smooth ride for Reform’s Treasury spokesperson.