Hollinrake backs Badenoch to win public trust by next general election The shadow housing secretary said: ‘I think over time, people will grow to really respect her.’ Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2024
From Charli to Jilly to Moo Deng the hippo: the faces we won’t forget from 2024 Some made a splash in politics, social media, sport or the arts. Others took a brave personal stand. Observer writers and critics pick the names on everyone’s lips this year The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024
Kneecap take to Belfast stage after death of member’s father: Tonight is for him It comes after the group won their discrimination court battle against UK leader of the Opposition and former business secretary Kemi Badenoch. Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024
Voices: Labour fears Nigel Farage – but he’s Keir Starmer’s secret weapon against the Tories COMMENT: The Reform leader is one of the most important politicians of recent British history. He ought to be taken seriously, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024
Keir Starmer’s royal plan to charm Donald Trump Exclusive: As the furore erupts over Peter Mandelson heading to Washington DC as UK ambassador, a plan is believed to be in place for senior royals to be ‘front and centre’ in a charm offensive with the president-elect – and bypass his friendship with Nigel Farage The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024
Vance, video games and a very poor prediction: how well do you remember 2024? – quiz Were you a newshound or a snooze-hound this year? Try our quiz to find out The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024
Six new Tory peers are ‘brave, true radicals’, Kemi Badenoch claims Toby Young, the founder and director of the Free Speech Union, is among those who have been nominated as a Conservative life peer by the Tory leader. The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
Who is Toby Young? The new peer who considers devolved nations 'ungrateful' TOBY Young, the founder and director of the Free Speech Union and an associate editor of The Spectator has been made a life peer soon to… The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2024
One in five voters who backed Tories in the election have switched to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, new poll says Techne UK’s final weekly tracker poll of the year gives Kemi Badenoch’s Tories a one point boost in the last seven days but reveals an underlying problem with Farage and Reform UK The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
Kemi Badenoch meets Jeremy Clarkson amid backlash over Starmer’s tractor tax The Tory leader has attached herself to the former Top Gear presenter’s campaign against Labour’s decision to scrap agricultural property relief The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
Kemi Badenoch is the ideal dinner guest for Sherlock Holmes Brief letters: Dinner date | Religion regulator | Crucial C-words | Crossword and codeword | History in cartoons The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024
"If we win an Oscar, we’ll take it to Cash My Gold, melt it down and get some gold teeth made." It's been Kneecap's year, we just lived through it A hit album, a box office-smashing biopic, Oscar nominations, a court victory over the British government, causing a split between Liam and Noel: Kneecap look back on 2024 Louder · Dec 19, 2024
It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria The Tory leader seems to see her country of origin as a useful punchbag. Yet people there have a clear view of her, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024
Waspi women hand KemiKaze a gift, which she fails to unwrap Labour’s Christmas announcement of no compensation for pension changes is poor politics, but Badenoch bodged the argument The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024 Badenoch wants to replicate US-style government cost-cutting, spokesman suggests The Tory leader’s spokesman said she was an ‘enormous fan of Elon Musk’ and that she wanted to see government cost-cutting similar to what he plans.
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer Downing Street calls on RMT union leader Mick Lynch to ‘get back round the table’ to resolve dispute ahead of five months of strike chaos on Avanti West Coast line
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Waspi women’s fury as Starmer says they knew about pension change Waspi women are furious with Keir Starmer after PM appeared to blame them for his broken promise
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024 Starmer ‘punching British people in face’ with policies, says Badenoch Sir Keir Starmer defended the Government’s record and accused the Tories of trying to block Labour’s attempts to ‘rebuild’ the country.
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024 Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch in final PMQs of 2024 as Labour defends Waspi compensation refusal Watch live as Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch in the final PMQs of 2024 as Labour defends its controversial Waspi compensation refusal.
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024 Farage says he talked money with Musk amid speculation of donation to Reform UK The Reform UK leader suggested he had kicked off negotiations with Elon Musk for a donation to his party.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 IQ isn’t a smart way to gauge intelligence Brief letters: Intelligence quotient tests | Blaming mothers | ‘Wafer-thin mint’ dangers | Kemi Badenoch | Leadership shelf life | Sudoku rules
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024 UK is ‘wired for old world’ of the 1980s and 1990s, says Kemi Badenoch The Conservative leader suggested that the UK is ‘regulating ourselves at very high standards’ which ‘puts us at a disadvantage’.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024 Flat tax rate is an ‘attractive idea’, Kemi Badenoch says Rule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutral
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024 Nigerian VP who attacked Kemi Badenoch was accused of failures when Boko Haram kidnapped 200 girls Allies of Kemi Badenoch have hit back at the Nigerian vice president Kashim Stettima after he publicly criticised the new Tory leader
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024 Badenoch warns of ‘devastating’ impact of Reeves’ ‘farm tax’ on rural economy Conservative leader will compare warning that changes could lead to 125,000 job losses to ‘the entire population of Blackburn’