The Latest Breaking News from Kemi Badenoch

Voices: ‘Complete mess’: Readers slam Kemi Badenoch’s proposal to put asylum seekers in ‘migrant camps’

YOUR VIEWS: Our community described the Tory leader’s suggestion as cruel – and a distraction from deeper political failures

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

JD Vance has met Jenrick on Cotswolds visit but not expected to see Badenoch

Conservative spokesperson says scheduling meeting of US vice-president and party leader had been difficult

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner

Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Epping Council goes to High Court in bid to remove migrants from asylum hotel

Essex council applies for an interim High Court injunction in bid to stop asylum seekers from being housed at hotel that has been at the centre of protests

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

Interim High Court injunction lodged by council in bid to stop asylum hotel

Documents in relation to the Bell Hotel in Epping were lodged with the High Court in London on Tuesday, Epping Forest District Council said.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Badenoch suggests housing migrants in ‘camps’ as small boat crossings hit 50,000

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The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch warned that some communities ‘don’t feel safe’ during a visit to Epping in Essex.

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Kemi Badenoch suggests 'camps' to house asylum seekers instead of hotels in visit to Epping

The Tory leader met anti-migrant protesters in Epping as the number of English Channel small boat crossings nears 50,000

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025

Badenoch: Camps could cut ‘hassle’ of housing asylum seekers in communities

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The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025