Kemi Badenoch puts Tory leadership bid
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'If Kemi Badenoch misses out on Tory leadership, it'll be due to one odd decision in her campaign,' says Kevin Foster
A week is a long time in politics, so a year can feel like an era. Last year, Suella Braverman had given a barnstorming conference speech, as Kemi Badenoch wowed members. After strong performances in the 2022 contest,
Kemi Badenoch puts Tory leadership bid back on track in final round of speeches
Kemi Badenoch put her faltering leadership campaign back on track with a powerful speech to end the Tory conference.
Tory leadership: Kemi Badenoch says people are too 'scared to have families' after maternity pay comments
Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has said “we should find a way to make life easier for those who are starting families”, just a day after appearing to say maternity pay was “excessive”.
Robert Jenrick closing in on Kemi Badenoch in Tory leadership race, poll shows
Robert Jenrick is closing in on Kemi Badenoch in the race to become the next Tory leader, a new poll has indicated. Six weeks ago, YouGov put Ms Badenoch 15 points ahead of Mr Jenrick, with party members backing the former business secretary by 48 per cent compared to Mr Jenrick’s 33 per cent if the two went head-to-head in the final round.
Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch 'own goals' hitting their leadership campaigns on Day Two of Tory conference
Tory leadership frontrunners Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are scoring “own goals” hitting their campaigns to succeed Rishi Sunak, according to a senior parliamentarian. Leading Conservative pollster Lord Hayward stressed their campaigns were “stuttering” at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham which was leaving the leadership contest wide open with James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat able to build momentum.
Kemi Badenoch puts Tory leadership bid back on track with conference speech
Kemi Badenoch put her faltering leadership campaign back on track during her speech on the final day of the Tory party conference. The former business secretary has had a difficult conference in Birmingham,
Badenoch Runs UK Tory Leadership Campaign From Currency Guru’s Home
Kemi Badenoch is running her Tory leadership campaign from the house of a wealthy donor, despite the Conservative Party’s ...
Kemi Badenoch maternity pay comments spark Tory row
Comments suggesting maternity pay has "gone too far" have been seized on by leadership opponents as Tory conference gets ...
Tory civil war erupts as Nadine Dorries rips into Kemi Badenoch with two-word verdict
Nadine Dorries said she would be "deeply concerned" if Kemi Badenoch took charge of the Tory Party - and would be "ecstatic" ...
Kemi Badenoch says Britain must not be ‘a sponge for migrants’
Kemi Badenoch has made it clear she wants to clamp down on migration to the UK, claiming that many use Britain as “a sponge”.
Maternity pay has gone too far, suggests Kemi Badenoch
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has suggested maternity pay has "gone too far" and the government needed to interfere ...
Kemi Badenoch sparks furious ‘pile on’ as Tory infighting erupts at party conference
The shadow business secretary is facing a fire of criticism this afternoon after comments made to Times Radio.
UK politics live: Kemi Badenoch grilled after Tory conference rivals jump on ‘excessive’ maternity pay claim
Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch under fire for maternity pay claim but says remarks were ‘misrepresented’ ...
Kemi Badenoch is 'obsessed with genitals', top London Tory Andrew Boff complains
Top London Tory Andrew Boff on Tuesday slammed the party’s leadership contenders over their stances on gay rights, singling ...
Tory leadership candidates in key face-off at party conference – UK politics live
Jenrick, Badenoch, Cleverly and Tugendhat to all get 20 minutes to pitch their vision to members. Tugendhat criticises ...