Why Kemi Badenoch only has 15 months to save her leadership
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Kemi Badenoch only has 15 months to save her leadership

The Independent  

When MPs gossip after Prime Minister’s Questions, they sometimes ask each other whether the session was their party leader’s best performance at the weekly joust. Yet the Tories are in denial; the party’s YouTube channel ran with the headlines “Keir Starmer RATTLED by Kemi Badenoch” and “Kemi BASHES Keir”. Badenoch’s plan to delay policy announcements for two years might have been right in normal times, but not when Reform UK is ahead of the Tories in the opinion polls and attracting Tory donors. There’s grumbling that Badenoch could work harder on the “rubber chicken circuit” of local Tory associations, do more to raise much needed funds, and give more media interviews rather than delegating to her shadow cabinet. There’s growing chatter among Tory MPs about the need for an electoral pact or an informal understanding with Reform to “unite the right” and oust Labour.

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Badenoch takes aim at ‘poison of left-wing progressivism’
1 month ago

Badenoch takes aim at ‘poison of left-wing progressivism’

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch’s mission to save the world is missing the point
1 month ago

Kemi Badenoch’s mission to save the world is missing the point

The Independent  

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Badenoch falls further behind Starmer and Farage in new poll
1 month, 1 week ago

Badenoch falls further behind Starmer and Farage in new poll

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch’s first 100 days will mark the last gasp of Thatcherism
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch’s first 100 days will mark the last gasp of Thatcherism

The Independent  

The Conservative leader was safe, according to The Guardian 50 years ago this morning. Heath, deeply affronted by his rebuff, withdrew from the contest immediately, and the Tory party’s strange leadership rules allowed other candidates to enter the race at this stage, so Thatcher would have to face off against William Whitelaw, Geoffrey Howe and Jim Prior. Like Thatcher, Badenoch …

Kemi Badenoch's Tories slip to third behind Nigel Farage's Reform UK in new poll
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch's Tories slip to third behind Nigel Farage's Reform UK in new poll

The Independent  

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Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake
2 months, 1 week ago

Kemi Badenoch to admit Tory ‘no plan’ Brexit was a mistake

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch was wrong to go after Keir Starmer on grooming gangs – so why did she?
2 months, 1 week ago

Kemi Badenoch was wrong to go after Keir Starmer on grooming gangs – so why did she?

The Independent  

When Keir Starmer became Labour leader in 2020, the Conservatives viewed him as a “leftie human rights lawyer” and were confident they could turn his legal career to their advantage. After Elon Musk accused Starmer of being “deeply complicit in the mass rapes” while DPP, the new Tory leader called for a national inquiry into the scandal – even though …

It is in the national interest that Conservatives provide some effective opposition
2 months, 3 weeks ago

It is in the national interest that Conservatives provide some effective opposition

The Independent  

In her new year message, Kemi Badenoch warned her Conservative Party that its renewal process is “a long-term project” that “may be bumpy along the way”. This time, Ms Badenoch faces fierce competition on her right flank from Reform UK; the opinion polls put Nigel Farage’s latest party in a three-way battle with Labour and Tories. If Ms Badenoch cannot …

SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority

Daily Mail  

A businessman friend once explained the basic rule of retail to me: if people aren't buying what you're selling, it's your fault, not theirs. By contrast, Nigel Farage's Reform is like Amazon, or, scarier still, the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. Nigel Farage's Reform is like the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. How typical of him to exploit this time of year, when most …

Kemi Badenoch's feud with Reform escalates
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch's feud with Reform escalates

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch’s unprecedented feud with Nigel Farage escalated tonight over claims she urged the head of a television station to cut the airtime given to the Reform UK leader. Mr Farage has a primetime show on the Right-wing channel, which also airs other programmes fronted by Reform figures, including chief whip Lee Anderson and former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns – …

Nigel Farage says Elon Musk will help Reform UK beat the Tories as he demands apology for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's 'crazy conspiracy theory' in membership 'fakery' row
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigel Farage says Elon Musk will help Reform UK beat the Tories as he demands apology for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's 'crazy conspiracy theory' in membership 'fakery' row

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has has heaped praise on Elon Musk while demanding an apology from Kemi Badenoch for accusing Reform UK of faking their membership numbers. It comes after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Mr Farage of 'fakery' in response to Reform claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. Nigel Farage is weighing up 'what action to take' …

Kemi Badenoch has fallen for Nigel Farage’s membership trap – hook, line and sinker
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch has fallen for Nigel Farage’s membership trap – hook, line and sinker

The Independent  

It was a classic Boxing Day publicity stunt, so you can see why Kemi Badenoch is suspicious of Nigel Farage’s claim – on a quiet news day – that his party has overtaken the Conservatives in members. She called Reform’s automated online ticker “fakery”, thus falling effortlessly into the trap that Farage set. This dispute could run for days if …

As petition for another election hits three million, Kemi Badenoch says there's no quick fix for winning back trust of voters - as she dismisses 'easy answers' offered by Nigel Farage
3 months ago

As petition for another election hits three million, Kemi Badenoch says there's no quick fix for winning back trust of voters - as she dismisses 'easy answers' offered by Nigel Farage

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch has said she will not be rushed into announcing policies as she dismissed the 'easy answers' offered by Nigel Farage. The Tory leader insisted there was 'no quick fix' to regain voters' trust after her party was kicked out of office for failing to deliver on its promises. In her interview, Mrs Badenoch also admitted that upcoming local …

Can Kemi Badenoch turn the Tories’ fortunes around?
3 months ago

Can Kemi Badenoch turn the Tories’ fortunes around?

The Independent  

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted she will not be rushed into policy positions, claiming there is no “quick fix” following the party’s historic defeat in July’s general election. Nearer to the next general election she will no doubt be pushed by circumstances into making some definite policy commitments, but they too may be vague and hedged around with caveats …

Kemi Badenoch says being Tory leader is ‘going as well as it possibly could’
3 months ago

Kemi Badenoch says being Tory leader is ‘going as well as it possibly could’

The Independent  

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Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party
3 months ago

Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is
3 months, 1 week ago

Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is

The Independent  

Conservative MPs are worried. They weren’t worried when Andrea Jenkyns, formerly one of their number, defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. They were properly spooked, however, by last week’s unsourced report that Elon Musk was considering a $100m donation to Farage – which prompted follow-up stories about how the American billionaire could get around the ban on foreign donations …

Kemi Badenoch honeymoon ends as new poll shows farm protests fail to hurt Starmer
4 months ago

Kemi Badenoch honeymoon ends as new poll shows farm protests fail to hurt Starmer

The Independent  

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Nadine Dorries uses new book to continue feud with Kemi Badenoch over Boris Johnson’s downfall
4 months ago

Nadine Dorries uses new book to continue feud with Kemi Badenoch over Boris Johnson’s downfall

The Independent  

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Tories take narrow poll lead over Labour in Badenoch’s first week as leader
4 months, 1 week ago

Tories take narrow poll lead over Labour in Badenoch’s first week as leader

The Independent  

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Tories get a Badenoch bounce! Poll shows Conservatives leapfrogging Labour to go two points ahead after new leader took charge
4 months, 1 week ago

Tories get a Badenoch bounce! Poll shows Conservatives leapfrogging Labour to go two points ahead after new leader took charge

Daily Mail  

The Tories have enjoyed a 'Badenoch bounce' after installing their new leader, according to a poll today. Research by More in Common found the Conservatives were up three points since November 1 - the day before the leadership result was announced - on 29 per cent support. Research by More in Common found the Conservatives were up three points since …

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party

NPR  

Kemi Badenoch makes history as the new leader of the UK's Conservative Party NPR's Scott Simon speaks to British commentator, Inaya Folarin Iman, about the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch who this month became the first black woman to lead a major UK party. Kemi Badenoch won the race to lead the U.K.'s Conservative Party and thus became the first …

Kemi Badenoch cuts two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch cuts two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer

The Independent  

The Labour Party is afraid of Kemi Badenoch. We know this because Keir Starmer was better prepared than usual for Prime Minister’s Questions, and the government whips orchestrated a lot of noise to try to put her off. She blundered by saying that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, hadn’t mentioned defence in her Budget – a simple factual mistake – and …

Kemi Badenoch tells her new Tory top team to 'take the fight to Labour' - as she prepares for her first Commons clash with Keir Starmer TODAY
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch tells her new Tory top team to 'take the fight to Labour' - as she prepares for her first Commons clash with Keir Starmer TODAY

Daily Mail  

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch last night told her new shadow cabinet to take the fight to Labour, as she prepared for her first Commons clash with Sir Keir Starmer this afternoon. ‘Nothing can be allowed to stand in the way of this critical mission.’ Kemi Badenoch gathered her shadow cabinet for the first time today as she moves to unite …

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch names her defeated rival Robert Jenrick as shadow justice secretary, while Priti Patel becomes shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride is shadow chancellor as she puts to
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch names her defeated rival Robert Jenrick as shadow justice secretary, while Priti Patel becomes shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride is shadow chancellor as she puts to

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch has started appointing her top team as the new Tory leader insists she can defeat Labour at the next election. Ms Badenoch has made Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary in a stunning comeback for the former Cabinet minister, while Mel Stride becomes shadow chancellor. She also tonight named her defeated rival Robert Jenrick, who she beat in the …

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why a Tory revival can't come too soon?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Why a Tory revival can't come too soon?

Daily Mail  

The hurly-burly's done, the battle lost and won, and the Conservatives finally have a new leader. Kemi Badenoch is relatively inexperienced but clearly has great strength of character and will Just weeks after winning a massive majority, Labour is behind the Tories in the polls – a damning indictment of Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘changed’ party The road back to power …

Who will fill new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who will fill new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The Independent  

One of the main reasons the Tories suffered so heavily in July was division. open image in gallery Kemi Badenoch will appoint her shadow cabinet by Tuesday The Tory leader is set to announce her full shadow cabinet early this week. open image in gallery Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith But his recent increasing focus on international issues, …

Keir Starmer refuses to suspend Labour MP who shared tweet accusing Kemi Badenoch of 'white supremacy in blackface'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer refuses to suspend Labour MP who shared tweet accusing Kemi Badenoch of 'white supremacy in blackface'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to remove the party whip from a Labour MP who shared a social media post accusing Kemi Badenoch of representing ‘white supremacy in blackface’. Labour MP Dawn Butler retweeted the comments shortly before the new Tory leader was elected Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch arrives at CCHQ after being elected as Party Leader …

Kemi Badenoch appoints the first member of her shadow cabinet after winning Tory leadership race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch appoints the first member of her shadow cabinet after winning Tory leadership race

Daily Mail  

Newly-elected Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed the first member of her new shadow cabinet. Harris, first elected in 2010, will be charged with maintaining discipline and ensuring her party's MPs vote in line with the shadow cabinet's wishes. Newly-elected Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed the first member of her new shadow cabinet Harris most recently worked …

Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after claiming Covid Partygate row was ‘overblown’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after claiming Covid Partygate row was ‘overblown’

The Independent  

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Is Kemi Badenoch the right person to rebuild the Tories?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Kemi Badenoch the right person to rebuild the Tories?

The Independent  

The thing to understand about Kemi Badenoch is that, for all her manifest shortcomings, she is not stupid. No – unmistakably a woman of the Right who’d had private qualms about the Heath government’s statist instincts and interventionist tendencies, she felt she had to build an inclusive shadow cabinet and to develop new policies carefully and as collegiately as possible. …

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Rachel Reeves for boasting about being the first female Chancellor - saying it's a 'very low glass ceiling' and 'not as significant as what other women have achieve
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Rachel Reeves for boasting about being the first female Chancellor - saying it's a 'very low glass ceiling' and 'not as significant as what other women have achieve

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch today slammed Rachel Reeves for boasting about being the first female Chancellor. In a series of eye-catching interventions the day after winning the Tory crown Ms Badenoch: Insisted she will make the Tories a meritocracy but admitted forging her shadow cabinet will be 'tricky' after a slew of big beasts announced they do not want to serve; Said …

Why I’m thrilled Kemi Badenoch is the new Tory leader
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why I’m thrilled Kemi Badenoch is the new Tory leader

The Independent  

The Conservatives like to make a big deal about their diversity, having had three women leaders, the “first Asian prime minister” and the “most diverse cabinet in history”. And yet, you might be wondering how, and why, Kemi Badenoch, a Black woman – the Wimbledon-born daughter of Nigerian parents, whose childhood was spent in part in Lagos and the United …

Kemi Badenoch: The battling Boudica who isn’t who you think she is
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch: The battling Boudica who isn’t who you think she is

The Independent  

Kemi Badenoch is the woman who always wanted to wear Margaret Thatcher’s “trousers”. By now she’d come to the attention of party heavyweight Michael Gove who acted as her mentor and was pushing her to the fore of the party, even announcing at a party dinner: “Kemi Badenoch will be the next leader of the Conservative party.” Gove’s “puppet master” …

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kemi Badenoch has called for the Tories to “be honest” about …

Keir Starmer urged to censure Labour MP who shared tweet accusing Kemi Badenoch of 'white supremacy in blackface'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer urged to censure Labour MP who shared tweet accusing Kemi Badenoch of 'white supremacy in blackface'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to remove the party whip from a Labour MP who shared a social media post accusing Kemi Badenoch of representing 'white supremacy in blackface'. Dawn Butler shared the post just before the new Conservative party leader was elected In her victory speech today, Ms Badenoch paid tribute to Rishi Sunak and also praised her …

Kemi Badenoch’s first duty must be to provide an effective opposition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch’s first duty must be to provide an effective opposition

The Independent  

The election of Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservative Party is an intriguing moment. Not only would withdrawal from the ECHR have been wrong in principle, it would not be the magic solution to the problem of irregular immigration – a point made with some courage by Ms Badenoch – and the policy would have plunged the Tory party …

Kemi Badenoch becomes the first black leader of a major UK political party - and the Tories' fourth female leader - in diversity challenge to 'male, stale and pale' Labour
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch becomes the first black leader of a major UK political party - and the Tories' fourth female leader - in diversity challenge to 'male, stale and pale' Labour

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch's assent to the Conservative leadership was hailed on all sides of politics today as she became the first black leader of a Westminster political party. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer led praise for the 44-year-old Londoner, born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke to Nigerian parents The Tories have now had four female leaders, a British Asian leader and a black …

The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings

Daily Mail  

The bitter battle for the Tory crown has been going on for nearly four months. And the party suffered its worst ever election defeat in July, returning just 121 MPs as a swathe of big beasts fell to Labour and the Lib Dems. Nigel Farage, now finally in Parliament alongside a small group of fellow MPs, has made no secret …

The new Conservatives: who might get the top jobs as new leader Kemi Badenoch begins her project of reviving beaten party
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The new Conservatives: who might get the top jobs as new leader Kemi Badenoch begins her project of reviving beaten party

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch has made no secret of the fact that she sees her main task as Conservative Party leader as effectively that of a cleaner. Both pledged to serve under the other and given his anti-immigrant stance, Mr Jenrick may have his eyes on becoming shadow home secretary, having previously been immigration minister in the Home Office, though it seems …

Kemi Badenoch has a fatal flaw – and she will fail as Tory leader if she doesn’t address it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch has a fatal flaw – and she will fail as Tory leader if she doesn’t address it

The Independent  

As the new Conservative leader, If Kemi Badenoch will need to learn from a big mistake she has made during the leadership contest. We are not going to play their game.” Badenoch told Sophy Ridge on Sky News this week: “What I find very frustrating is I’m asked a speculative question where I give a speculative thought, and that is …

UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as its new leader in wake of election defeat

The Independent  

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Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest

The Independent  

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The new Tory leader will be named at 11am TODAY with Kemi Badenoch favourite to take the crown ahead of Robert Jenrick - but warnings the race could be 'close'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The new Tory leader will be named at 11am TODAY with Kemi Badenoch favourite to take the crown ahead of Robert Jenrick - but warnings the race could be 'close'

Daily Mail  

The next Tory leader will be named today with Kemi Badenoch favourite to edge out rival Robert Jenrick - but warnings to result could be 'close'. The next Tory leader will be named today with Kemi Badenoch favourite to edge out rival Robert Jenrick - but warnings to result could be 'close' The room in central London was packed for …

Badenoch has the strength to fight both Labour and Reform
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Badenoch has the strength to fight both Labour and Reform

The Telegraph  

Being leader of the opposition is known as the worst job in politics, and Kemi Badenoch might find that is putting it mildly as she contemplates the scale of the task she now faces. The Tories should rightly use this moment to celebrate the fact that they have elected the first black leader of a major political party – not …

New Leader Emerges in Conservative Party as Party Rebounds from Election Defeat
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New Leader Emerges in Conservative Party as Party Rebounds from Election Defeat

New Indian Express  

UK Conservative Party chooses Kemi Badenoch as its new leader. Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead a major British political party, defeated rival Robert Jenrick in a vote of almost 100,000 members of the right-of-center party. She replaces Rishi Sunak, who led the Conservatives to their worst election result since 1832. Badenoch's task is to restore the party's reputation …

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