Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election The former business secretary secured 53,806 votes from Tory members after topping the MPs’ ballot. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch elected Tory leader after beating Robert Jenrick in race to succeed Rishi Sunak She emerged as the winner in the contest with six candidates Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch announced as new Conservative Party leader KEMI Badenoch has been announced as the new leader of the Conservative Party ... The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2024
Watch: Kemi Badenoch announced as new Tory leader Watch as Kemi Badenoch is confirmed as the new Tory leader, defeating Robert Jenrick to be crowned as Rishi Sunak's replacement on Saturday, 2 November. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
UK politics live: Jenrick gets justice role in Badenoch’s shadow cabinet as Stride and Patel land top jobs It comes as education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced a rise to university tuition fees The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
What will be the top issues facing the next Conservative Party leader? The economy and immigration are two of the biggest issues the next leader of the Opposition will need to tackle. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
UK's Battered Tory Party To Reveal New Leader The UK's Conservative party will on Saturday announce its new leader, who faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 years in charge. International Business Times · Nov 2, 2024
New Conservative Party leader to be crowned Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
New Conservative Party leader to be crowned as Jenrick and Badenoch await outcome Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Key quotes from the Conservative Party leadership election The winner of the Conservative leadership contest is set to be announced on Saturday after months of campaigning. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
The culture warrior and the populist: Badenoch and Jenrick in profile The background, policies and controversies of the two candidates hoping to lead the Conservative party The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
Voices: ‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered ASK ME ANYTHING: In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice addresses key dynamics in the Tory leadership race, and what we can expect when Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick takes the helm The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Kemi Badenoch is taking Starmer’s ‘say nothing’ approach – and it will come back to bite her if she wins Sticking to broad platitudes and waiting for your opponent to fail is the wrong approach for a new-look Tory party, says ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024 It’s Trump’s playbook in the UK. Jenrick mining the Southport atrocity for votes shows he has learned it well The Tory candidate seems happy to stoke far-right conspiracies for cynical political gain, happy to follow a terrible example, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest - analysis ANALYSIS: As polls close in the Tory leadership election, Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming odds on favourite to win. But the strange quirks of the electorate means that there could be a shock in store
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024 Polls close in vote for Tory members to pick new leader Voting has ended for Conservative members to choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to be the party’s next leader.
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024 Final Tory leadership candidates’ donations rise to £900,000 Kemi Badenoch declared more donations than Robert Jenrick on Thursday, but Mr Jenrick has still raised slightly more money overall.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Jeremy Hunt to step down as shadow chancellor with end of Tory leadership race in sight The shadow chancellor, who narrowly retained his seat in the election, says he’s unlikely to return to the frontbenches for ‘the next few years, at least’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Robert Jenrick criticised over use of government cars during driving ban Exclusive: FoI request for four-week period in 2023 shows 55% rise in taxpayer-funded trips taken by Tory former minister
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 UK politics: Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – as it happened PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 Robert Jenrick calls Rachel Reeves ‘compulsive liar’ during fiery TV interview on autumn Budget Robert Jenrick accused Rachel Reeves of “telling packs of lies for months” following Labour’s Budget announcement.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Thursday briefing: What you need to know about Rachel Reeves’s plans for the economy In today’s newsletter: They spent weeks bracing the country for ‘tough decisions’, but in Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the chancellor adopted a slightly more optimistic tone