Badenoch warns Tories are no longer ‘natural party of government’ in 40-page booklet on Conservatives in crisis
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Badenoch warns Tories are no longer ‘natural party of government’ in 40-page booklet on Conservatives in crisis

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Kemi Badenoch warned the Conservatives are no longer the “natural party of government” and may soon not even be the main opposition party as older Tory voters die off and younger voters look elsewhere. Kemi Badenoch claims “conservatism is in crisis” in a 20,000-word, 40-page essay The Tory leadership contender identified those whose jobs are focused on administering government rules as part of a polarising “new left” intent on “ever-increasing social and economic control”. Kemi Badenoch has dropped from being the runaway favourite among Tory members to almost being neck and neck with Robert Jenrick Pointing to the Tories coming fifth among voters under 35, it warned: “On these figures, the Conservatives have long since stopped being the natural party of government, but they will soon not even be the natural party of opposition.” Ms Badenoch published the ‘Conservatism in Crisis’ essay as a damning poll showed Robert Jenrick closing in on her as Tory members’ favourite candidate in the leadership race. The report came as Ms Badenoch appeared on-stage at the Tory conference, telling gathered activists who will decide the next leader: “As Conservatives we’ve allowed too many people to tell us who we are.

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