Leadership candidate tells party conference he thought it was a good way to remind daughter of a great PM
Robert Jenrick made his comment during an hour-long interview with Christopher Hope, of GB News, in front of 4,000 delegates.Robert Jenrick made his comment during an hour-long interview with Christopher Hope, of GB News, in front of 4,000 delegates.Audiences at Conservative party conferences are not easily surprised, but Robert Jenrick’s revelation drew audible gasps: yes, he said, his daughter’s middle name was really Thatcher.
The subject of Jenrick’s daughters came up when he attempted the latest in a series of sometimes slightly limp jokes at the Tory gathering about Keir Starmer’s apparent fondness for donations and free tickets. As the indulgent laughter died down, Hope asked Jenrick about one of the girls’ middle names, something Jenrick had previously told him.
“She was born the year that Margaret Thatcher died,” Jenrick said of Sophia, 11, as if this perhaps explained the decision.
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