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Most politicians want to be seen as heavyweights, but ex-minister Robert Jenrick is turning heads by proving he is now a lightweight.
The former immigration minister has triggered Westminster gossip with a rather noticeable 'glow up' since resigning from the Government.
The 41-year-old father of three has shed the pounds and used his new free time to get himself a crisp new haircut, leading to speculation he is positioning himself for a tilt at the Tory leadership.
As you can see in the sliding image below, Mr Jenrick cut a fuller figure and sported longer hair when he was in Cabinet in March.
But he is noticeably in better shape recently, as seen in this image of him arriving at the BBC last weekend.
As you can see by rolling over the above image, Mr Jenrick cut a fuller figure and sported longer hair in March than he did last week arriving at the BBC.
The 41-year-old father of three has shed the pounds and used his new free time to get himself a crisp new haircut, leading to speculation he is positioning himself for a tilt at the Tory leadership.
Mr Jenrick in Downing Street in February
Mr Jenrick in Downing Street in February with Commons leader and former leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt.
Boris Johnson (pictured in March 2019) attempted to give up meat and dairy during the Tory leadership campaign
The new haircut also drew comparisons with former chancellor George Osborne.
Sources told the Sun on Sunday Mr Jenrick had been on a 'leadership diet', with another adding: 'His new Caesar haircut has set tongues wagging.'
He quit as minister for immigration earlier this month, hours after a plea by Rishi Sunak for the party to 'unite or die' over his Rwanda policy.
The Prime Minister had urged factions to pull together to fight Labour instead of themselves after publishing emergency legislation he hopes will finally get the deportation flights off the ground.
In a scathing resignation letter, Mr Jenrick described the legislation as 'a triumph of hope over experience'. But he later abstained on its first vote in the Commons, allowing it to continue in the hope it can be toughened up by amendments later in the legislative process.
