Robert Jenrick rejects claim Tory MPs put him in final two for leadership ballot by mistake<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Robert Jenrick<\/strong> is now taking questions after his speech.<\/p>\n

Q: Kemi Badenoch<\/a> is ahead with the members. What do you have that she doesn\u2019t?<\/em><\/p>\n

Jenrick<\/strong> says he thinks he has consistently focused on the issues that matter to people \u2013 the NHS<\/a>, immigration and the economy.<\/p>\n

(This implies he thinks Badenoch hasn\u2019t, but he does not say that.)<\/p>\n

Q: Do you think you could be in the final two by mistake?<\/em><\/p>\n

Jenrick<\/strong> says there is always horse trading in these contests. But he says he thinks Tory MPs voted for \u201cthe best placed people to lead this party forward\u201d.<\/p>\n

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