Robert Jenrick accused of downplaying father's role as company chairman by calling him a gas fitter
The article covers how shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, while campaigning for Conservative leadership, described his father as a gas fitter to downplay his background — omitting that his father is actually a successful company chairman. The piece highlights the political tactic of politicians minimizing their privileged backgrounds to appear more self-made.
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The self-styled Bobby J, currently fighting a leadership campaign which technically finished last November, has regaled the Tory party conference with the humble profession of his father.
Politicians have long sought to downplay their backgrounds in order to make their own rise seem more impressive – but few as blatantly as ambitious shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick.
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