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In August, the Tory leadership hopeful said: “If I were an American citizen, I would be voting for Donald Trump .”However, he did row back from his previous remarks a little, adding: “But I don’t agree with everything that Donald Trump has said, and I respect“Ultimately it’s a decision for the people of the United States. And if I was lucky enough to lead our party, I would work well, I hope constructively, with whoever is president of the US.
The former UK PM said: “It’s complicated enough for Americans without someone from the outside blundering in.” Jenrick, who came out as the frontrunner in the first ballot of Tory MPs in the Conservative leadership race with 28 votes, also claimed he would not let the contest distract him from “holding Keir Starmer to account”.
Jenrick is up against Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat, Mel Stride and James Cleverly in the bid to become the next Tory leader.Robert Jenrick's Allies Says He Is 'Nailed On' To Make It To The Final 2 In The Tory Leadership RaceHuffPost UK Daily Brief Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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