Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after claiming Covid Partygate row was ‘overblown’ The newly elected Tory leader said the story was exaggerated as she praised Boris Johnson as a ‘great prime minister’ The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters Kemi Badenoch used her first interview as Tory leader to describe the Partygate scandal as ‘overblown’ The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
Kemi Badenoch’s first task as Tory leader: say sorry to the people for her party’s failings The Conservatives will only be taken seriously when they are honest about their multiple mistakes in government The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in The new Conservative leader faces an almost impossible mission to take the party back to power The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was elected Tory leader on Saturday with 53,806 votes, beating Robert Jenrick with 41,388 votes The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Tory membership at lowest level on record, leadership results show Barely 95,000 out of 131,680 Tory members voted in this year’s leadership election. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Hard to overstate challenges Kemi Badenoch faces as leader of the opposition There are questions over whether new Tory leader can rebuild a splintered party, or even piece together a worthy shadow cabinet The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch's Tory leader appointment 'signifies party's lurch further right' KEMI Badenoch’s appointment as the new Tory leader signifies Conservative's “lurch further to the far-right” with the party determined to… The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch elected Tory leader after beating Robert Jenrick in race to succeed Rishi Sunak She emerged as the winner in the contest with six candidates Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
UK's Battered Tory Party To Reveal New Leader The UK's Conservative party will on Saturday announce its new leader, who faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 years in charge. International Business Times · Nov 2, 2024
Voices: ‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered ASK ME ANYTHING: In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice addresses key dynamics in the Tory leadership race, and what we can expect when Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick takes the helm The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Applause as Question Time audience member tears into Labour and Tory MPs AN audience member has been praised on social media as he took aim at the Labour and Tory guests on Thursday night’s Question Time... The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2024
It’s Trump’s playbook in the UK. Jenrick mining the Southport atrocity for votes shows he has learned it well The Tory candidate seems happy to stoke far-right conspiracies for cynical political gain, happy to follow a terrible example, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest - analysis ANALYSIS: As polls close in the Tory leadership election, Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming odds on favourite to win. But the strange quirks of the electorate means that there could be a shock in store
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024 Southport suspect to face court on terror charge as row erupts over Tory ‘cover-up’ questions Axel Rudakubana will appear in court charged with making a deadly poison and a terror-related offence
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024 The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s exit: fated to be a forgotten prime minister Editorial: The Tory leader will step down this week after making history but failing to understand the mood of the times
The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2024 Former colonies 'owe gratitude' to Britain for empire, says Robert Jenrick TORY leadership contender Robert Jenrick has claimed Britain’s former colonies should be thankful for the legacy of empire ...
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024 Ex-Tory MP Aaron Bell touched woman in ‘brazen and drunken’ act of sexual misconduct, report finds Watchdog finds Aaron Bell touched complainant’s bottom ‘inappropriately and without her consent’
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024 Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch refuses to say whether or not she wants to be prime minister Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch refused to say whether or not she wants to be prime minister.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024 Kemi Badenoch: ‘This is what happens to strong women. If you don’t play ball, they’ll come after you’ Exclusive: The Margaret Thatcher fan and Tory leadership favourite says her braids are her equivalent of the late PM’s handbag as she tells Political Editor David Maddox, in an interview on Independent TV, that she won’t give up her hard-hitting style – having faced criticism for being too right wing…
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024 Jenrick insists Tory leadership race ‘neck and neck’ despite new poll A survey of party members suggested Kemi Badenoch had maintained her lead over Mr Jenrick.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024 'This is just the start': First Scottish councillors join Reform UK TWO councillors in Scotland have joined Reform UK, despite the party having no formal leader and minimal structure north of the border.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024 Kemi Badenoch ‘refused to move’ Tory leadership contest to allow winner budget response Former business secretary says Sunak and Hunt better placed to respond to Rachel Reeves’ economic policies