The Latest Breaking News from Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch defends comment blaming ‘peasants’ for grooming gangs abuse

The Tory leader said she would not be ‘shy’ when talking about the issue.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2025

Reeves says ‘no stone should be left unturned’ in Southport public inquiry

Chancellor tells Sky News social media companies have a moral duty to take down violent and harmful content as she says lessons need to be learned.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

Inadequate schools ‘left to fester’ by Tories, says Labour in academies row

Dozens of underperforming schools have been forced to wait more than a year to reopen under new management

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

Digested week: Toadying Brits finally come to realise Trump has no need of them

Truss, Braverman, Farage and Fox flock to US hoping for a seat at president’s inauguration – to discover he has moved on

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Badenoch warned that Prevent was ‘subject to heavy-handedness’ in 2015 report

The Tory leader signed off a report in 2015 that suggested Prevent could alienate communities, despite criticising Labour for having the concern in its 2019 manifesto

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’

Tory leader backed 2015 inquiry but has now criticised Labour for having same concerns about counter-terror strategy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader

She longs to distance herself from Boris, Liz and Rishi – but it’s as if she has given up already

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Kemi Badenoch ‘wants Liz Truss to shut up for a while’

Tory leader told shadow cabinet last week she wanted predecessor to stop making unhelpful interventions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

KemiKaze’s best PMQs by far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled

The Tory leader managed to devote all six questions to one subject, even if it was one she didn’t know much about

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

Labour’s education reforms a tragedy in the making for pupils, claims Badenoch

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill makes a series of changes, including to academy freedoms.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025