Tory debate takeaways: a clash of styles, a tame format and a win for Badenoch Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick took questions from Conservative party members on Thursday night The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
Badenoch and Jenrick spar over visions for future of Tory party in TV debate Jenrick pledges to ‘end the drama’, while Badenoch calls his plan to exit ECHR ‘a distraction from bigger worries’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
Tory MP says Badenoch too ‘preoccupied with her children’ to lead party Christopher Chope’s comments draw widespread condemnation, with Stella Creasy saying ‘dinosaurs walk amongst us’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
Senior MP criticised after saying Badenoch is ‘too preoccupied with her children’ to be Tory leader Sir Christopher Chope questioned former business secretary’s commitment because ‘she spends a lot of time with her family’ Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024
Half of Tory councillors do not believe Jenrick or Badenoch can win next election Poll finds 15% not planning to vote in leadership contest – far more than in Truss v Sunak contest in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
Tory MP sparks backlash after claiming leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch is ‘preoccupied with her children’ Sir Christopher Chope says ‘you can’t spend all your time with your family at the same time as being leader of the opposition’ The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024
Michael Gove scorns ‘Tory boy’ Robert Jenrick and praises ‘brave’ Kemi Badenoch Former minister says Kemi Badenoch’s reputation for ‘getting into scraps’ is a good thing The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024
Kemi Badenoch says she would give JK Rowling a peerage KEMI Badenoch has said that she would give JK Rowling a peerage ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2024
Kemi Badenoch says she would give Harry Potter author JK Rowling a peerage The shadow communities secretary praised Rowling’s stance on sex-based rights Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024
Use of ‘culture wars’ phrase ‘a dog whistle to attack the right’ Badenoch tells GB News Tory leadership special – as it happened Contender says ‘it is about being brave and not being scared that the Guardian is going to mock us’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024
PMQs sketch: Keir Starmer shakes off Taylor Swift row, for now Rishi Sunak focuses instead on China threat as he winds down his time as Tory leader Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2024
Watch moment when Tory leader contender Robert Jenrick is unable to name new England manager Thomas Tuchel The appointment of the top German coach and former Chelsea boss has sparked controversy Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2024
Kemi Badenoch claims Tory Party could cease to exist if Robert Jenrick wins leadership race Kemi Badenoch warned her opponent risked reopening post-Brexit divides in the UK with his ‘Leave versus Remain’ framing of the debate about the European Convention on Human Rights The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024
Liz Truss’ think tank publicly shames Kemi Badenoch for not answering questions Liz Truss’s think tank Popcon asked the two Tory leadership finalists 12 questions - but only one of them answered The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024 KemiKaze lies low, letting Honest Bob talk himself into losing Tory leadership race Robert Jenrick’s ‘slightly clearer vision’ for the Conservatives is not wowing anyone while Kemi Badenoch is being kept out of sight to stop her upsetting anyone else
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 Kemi Badenoch faces backlash for ‘stigmatising’ autism Tory leadership hopeful faces another row after endorsing report that suggested people with the condition get ‘economic advantages and protections’
The National (Scotland) · Oct 14, 2024 Tory leadership candidate demands TV debate from BBC, Sky, and ITV bosses TORY leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has asked the BBC to host a head-to-head televised debate between him and his opponent ...
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 Former Tory MP warns Robert Jenrick would ‘poison’ Conservative Party if he became leader Ex-Tory MP Matthew Parris painted Robert Jenrick as a political chameleon, having gone from a ‘Cameron Remainer’ to a ‘Reform-adjacent headbanger’
The National (Scotland) · Oct 14, 2024 Scottish Tories 'closed for business' if Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes chairman, says MSP A SCOTTISH Conservative MSP has said his party will be “closed for business” if Robert Jenrick appoints Jacob Rees-Mogg as party chairman.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024 Ministers will have to comply with tougher rules on declaring gifts, MPs told – as it happened Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves says Labour is closing ‘Tory freebies loophole’ over declaring hospitality
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024 Tory switchers warm to ‘no-nonsense’ Badenoch over Jenrick’s ‘more of the same’ A focus group showed signs the leadership race is cutting through, and one candidate seems to have a rare quality
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024 Jenrick promises to make Jacob Rees-Mogg party chairman if he wins the Tory leadership contest Robert Jenrick has promised to give Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg the crucial role if he becomes Tory leader
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2024 Tories cannot win elections with Badenoch or Jenrick, warns Britain’s top pollster John Curtice Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice described Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch as ‘unknown quantities’ who do not have what it takes to turn the party’s fortunes around
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2024 The Tory leadership farce is no laughing matter – its outcome will pollute British politics Labour has to stand up to toxic Tory posturing, or it will be pulled in the same direction as Jenrick and Badenoch, writes Guardian columnist John Harris
The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2024 John Swinney to join Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday show LAURA Kuenssberg will be joined by John Swinney, one of the Tory leadership candidates and along with the UK Government's Secretary of State for…