Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform UK as a 'protest party' despite their surging poll numbers - as Tory leader shrugs off Nigel Farage staging a major rally in her constituency tonight

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

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The rally in Quendon, North West Essex, is expected to see speeches from all five of Reform's MPs with the party boasting the area is a 'target seat'.

The Week: Mandelson Backtracks, Badenoch v Patel and Heathrow Expansion

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

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Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal round up the political week.

Tory bid to celebrate Brexit anniversary marred by spat between Badenoch and Patel over party’s migration record – UK politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 11:32 UTC

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Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit

Since only around one person in 10 thinks Brexit has been a success, it is worth recording…

Keir Starmer did not discuss threat of US tariffs on UK imports in first call with Donald Trump, No 10 says – UK politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 14:26 UTC

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Downing Street says PM’s call with Trump was ‘warm’ and did not include tariffs, Greenland, defence-spending or Ukraine

The hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Bad…

Kemi Badenoch backs calls to ban under-16s from owning smartphones - and reveals her 11-year-old is only allowed a classic 'brick' mobile

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 20:52 UTC

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The Conservative leader revealed that she had given a 'brick' phone to her 11-year-old daughter who had had just started secondary school.

Kemi Badenoch blames a lack of 'integration' for crimes of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana as she says UK needs a 'dominant culture'

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 13:25 UTC

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The Conservative Party leader used media interviews today to demand the UK have a 'dominant' culture, after Rudakubana was jailed for 52 years.

Kemi Badenoch warns Labour's curbs on academy schools is 'a tragedy in the making'

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 07:32 UTC

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The Prime Minister was accused of presiding over the 'worst of socialism' with legislation that curbs academy school freedoms.

Kemi Badenoch's support among Tories tumbles after public spat with Nigel Farage, poor poll ratings and row over pensions triple lock

found 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 12:58 UTC

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The Tory leader has fallen from first to seventh in the latest Conservative Home survey of the party grassroots, a poll she had hitherto topped every month since July's election.

Badenoch warns Brits are not 'rich' and must start 'living within our means' as she admits Tory failures on Brexit, immigration and Net Zero - but says Labour are repeating blunders and 'suffocating' enterprise

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

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Kemi Badenoch laid out 'mistakes' her party made, including on Brexit , immigration and Net Zero, as she promised to be 'honest' with the country.

Badenoch criticises Tory handling of Brexit

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

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In her first major speech of 2025, Badenoch acknowledges the Conservatives "made mistakes".