Fritzl case led Badenoch to ‘reject God’, says Tory leader

Kemi Badenoch said she was still a ‘cultural Christian’, but had stopped believing in God after reading about the crimes of Austrian sex offender Josef Fritzl (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

The case of Austrian sex offender Josef Fritzl caused Kemi Badenoch to lose her faith in God, the Conservative leader has said.

In an interview with the BBC, Mrs Badenoch said she was “never that religious” while growing up but “believed there was a God” and “would have defined myself as a Christian apologist”.