3 hours ago Badenoch attacks Jenrick on Europe as UK Tory leadership contest heats up

Former business secretary says her rival’s plan to take Britain out of the ECHR would be divisive

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4 hours ago Leadership rivals reject Tory MP’s claim Badenoch ‘preoccupied’ with children

The two finalists in the race to succeed Rishi Sunak went head to head in a GB News show on Thursday.

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4 hours ago Badenoch and Jenrick spar over visions for future of Tory party in TV debate

Jenrick pledges to ‘end the drama’, while Badenoch calls his plan to exit ECHR ‘a distraction from bigger worries’Tory debate takeaways: a clash of styles, a tame format and a win for BadenochKemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have attacked each other’s visions for the future of the Conservative party, in a sometimes low-key debate which could nonetheless prove significant in who becomes the next opposition leader.The event on GB News, the only debate scheduled, involved the pair taking turns to tackle questions from audience members rather than going head to head, but featured notable differences of opinion on strategy and policies such as immigration. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Kemi Badenoch dismisses claims she's 'running scared' during Tory leadership contest as she swipes at rival Robert Jenrick's 'big promises'

The ex-business secretary told a TV debate she was a 'engineer' who could 'fix' the 'broken system' and 'renew' the Tories after their devastating general election loss.

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5 hours ago Kemi Badenoch denies she's 'running scared' during Tory leadership contest as she swipes at rival Robert Jenrick's 'big promises'

The ex-business secretary told a TV debate she was a 'engineer' who could 'fix' the 'broken system' and 'renew' the Tories after their devastating general election loss.

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9 hours ago Kemi Badenoch slammed over ‘disgraceful’ and ‘wrong’ mental health claims in controversial pamphlet

Exclusive: Tory leadership candidate endorsed a pamphlet which said that the rise in welfare claims for mental health problems in the UK has ‘outpaced any conceivable clinical explanation’

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12 hours ago Tory MP sparks backlash after claiming leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch is ‘preoccupied with her children’

Sir Christopher Chope says ‘you can’t spend all your time with your family at the same time as being leader of the opposition’

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14 hours ago Michael Gove scorns ‘Tory boy’ Robert Jenrick and praises ‘brave’ Kemi Badenoch

Former minister says Kemi Badenoch’s reputation for ‘getting into scraps’ is a good thing

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14 hours ago I would give JK Rowling a peerage for gender stance, says Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leadership frontrunner said she ‘managed to get’ a peerage for Hilary Cass after her controversial review of NHS gender identity services.

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