He warned that the country is “sleepwalking” into a “very dangerous future”, saying: “A Labour Party with an elective dictatorship will be equally unrestrained on raising taxes.”
Mr Jenrick is the second prominent figure on the Right of the party to make a public intervention in the campaign this week after former home secretary Suella Braverman blamed the Conservative party’s “depressing” electoral position on its failure to tackle migration and said she had urged Mr Sunak to take action.
Both have been touted as potential future leaders of the Conservative Party, with Mr Jenrick’s article likely to be seen by some as a pitch for the job.
He said: “Some voters feel so angry with the Tories that a Labour landslide is a price they are willing to pay. Again, I sympathise with their frustrations and know that we must meet the British public’s expectations. That is the task I have dedicated myself to since resigning.”
In his article, which does not mention Rishi Sunak by name, Mr Jenrick went on to say that the Tories “must rediscover our roots and build the truly conservative alternative our country needs and millions yearn for”.
He said: “Their success can only weaken the conservative movement. The Right cannot unify after the election if there is no meaningful force in Parliament to coalesce around”.
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