Conservative leader calls ‘pronouns, diversity policies and climate activism’ a ‘poison’ in speech at rightwing eventKemi Badenoch has said “our country and all of western civilisation will be lost” if efforts to renew the Conservative party and drive forward rightwing ideas globally fail.Likening her own leadership to Donald Trump’s second term, she used a gathering of fellow conservatives to attack Keir Starmer for taking the knee in a nod to Black Lives Matter and described “pronouns, diversity policies and climate activism” as a “poison”. Continue reading...
Kemi Badenoch warned that "our country and all of western civilisation will be lost" if efforts to renew the Conservative Party and advance right-wing ideas globally fail. Speaking at the first day of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London, Badenoch criticized the West's "inheritance" as "the real poison of leftwing progressivism" and emphasized the importance of the conference in renewing policy and ideas. She stressed that the opportunity to address challenges must not be wasted due to anger, self-doubt, or weakness. The event, which drew conservative thinkers, politicians, and businesspeople from around the world, also highlighted the influence of religious and right-wing ideologies, with attendees including supporters of populist and far-right movements in Europe.
