UK Parliament A reformed Party must empower members, and take away power from the men who have too often overridden local associations, says Conservative leadership contender Robert Jenrick After the 1997 election, our party spent 13 years in the wilderness before regaining the trust of the British public. Today, we face an even worse prospect. We have fewer MPs and face a deeper well of public anger than we did by The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP August 23, 2024