2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch to focus on economy in crunch leader’s speech to Tory conference

The party leader will set out a ‘golden rule’ that half of money saved from cuts must be put towards driving down the deficit as she seeks to restore party’s economic reputation

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3 h. ago Badenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr

The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidatesBritish politics is starting to look post-Conservative. That isn’t a forecast of extinction for Kemi Badenoch’s party, just an observation of decline. Their agenda-setting days are behind them. Their loyal voters are old and they are not recruiting new ones.There is vigour on the right of the political spectrum, but the most energised people prefer burning things to conserving them. In parliament, Badenoch is still leader of the official opposition but in swaths of the country, the role of chief antagonist to the government has been usurped by Nigel Farage. Every speech at the Tory conference in Manchester has been a strangulated plea for relevance. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Kemi Badenoch to focus on economy in leader’s speech to Tory conference

The party leader will set out a ‘golden rule’ that half of money saved from cuts must be put towards driving down the deficit.

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14 h. ago 'Cringe' Kemi Badenoch does 'karaoke' in pub of young Tories as she fights 'ghost town' claims

EXCLUSIVE: Deluded Kemi Badenoch is comparing herself to Tory battleaxe Margaret Thatcher as she fights claims the Conservative party conference has been a “ghost town”.

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14 h. ago Defiant Jenrick doubles down on ‘I didn’t see any white faces’ attack as race row deepens

Bishop of Birmingham says shadow justice secretary’s comments ‘entirely wrong’ and ‘deeply unhelpful’

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15 h. ago Robert Jenrick speech prop backfires as he's accused of Trump

Robert Jenrick pulled out a judge's wig from a briefcase to hold up as a prop for his Tory conference speech, during which he launched a fierce attack on judges

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16 h. ago ‘Not words that I would have used’: Stride distances himself from Jenrick’s ‘no white faces’ comments – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor distances himself from words after Robert Jenrick accused of racism in comments he made about Handsworth Asked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments and his attack on judges labelled ‘serious mistake’ – UK politics live

Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racistAsked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Jenrick doubles down on ‘I didn’t see any white faces’ attack on Birmingham and insists it ‘did look like a slum’

Bishop of Birmingham says shadow justice secretary’s comments are ‘entirely wrong’ and ‘deeply unhelpful’

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19 h. ago Jenrick accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments as he also claims ‘collapse of old order is in sight’ – UK politics live

Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth were racistAsked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Jenrick brandishes judge’s wig at Tory conference as he attacks judiciary for ‘fighting to keep illegal migrants in the UK’

Robert Jenrick said judges have spent their entire lives fighting to keep illegal migrants in the UK

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20 h. ago Tory party misspells 'Britain' on promotional chocolate bar at Conservative Party Conference

A typo was spotted on the free promotional snack

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20 h. ago Kemi Badenoch sings ‘Sweet Caroline’ in pub singalong at Tory party conference

Kemi Badenoch can be seen singing along to Sweet Caroline with Conservative supporters during the party’s annual conference in Manchester.

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21 h. ago Jenrick addresses Tory conference after being accused of racism over ‘no white faces’ comments about Birmingham – UK politics live

Labour mayor of the West Midlands says Jenrick’s comments were racist because he focused on colour to make negative point about HandsworthAsked about the Jenrick story, Badenoch again suggests Guardian reporting is reliable.Q: Jenrick was making a distinction between white faces and brown faces. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago 20 Tory councillors join Reform UK on eve of Conservative conference finale

Nigel Farage’s party unveiled a wave of local government defections.

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21 h. ago Conservative conference gender session ‘curated hatred’ – Tory politician

Andrew Boff claimed the gender identity session featuring former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies was ‘one sided’ and said it was ‘not a debate’.

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21 h. ago Robert Jenrick defends saying he has not 'seen another white face' in Birmingham as he condemns lack of integration

Leaked audio of Robert Jenrick making the remark about Handsworth has surfaced as he prepares to give his speech to Tory conference.

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22 h. ago Robert Jenrick 'racism' row: Top Tory says he ‘didn’t see another white face’ in Birmingham

The shadow justice secretary has been defended by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch amid accusations of racism

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22 h. ago Watch: Kemi Badenoch sings Sweet Caroline in cringe video as Tory leader dismisses 'flat' Tory conference criticism

The Tory leader was captured on video singing in a bar with young conservatives at the Tory party conference

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23 h. ago ‘Why can’t you spell?’: James Cleverly confronted over Tories misspelling ‘Britain’

This is the moment Sir James Cleverly is confronted over his party’s misspelling of the word ‘Britain’.

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