Kemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history. Isn’t it time she got some actual scrutiny? | Owen Jones
Kemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesOpinionKemi BadenochKemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history.
- ▪Kemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday.
- ▪Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday.
- ▪Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesOpinionKemi BadenochKemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history.
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Kemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch prepares to give an interview at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham on Tuesday. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesOpinionKemi BadenochKemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history. Isn’t it time she got some actual scrutiny?Owen JonesFarage’s scandals have allowed Badenoch to get her party back in the race. But her programme would be no less ruinous for our countryTue 6 Oct 2026 14.04 EDTLast modified on Tue 6 Oct 2026 14.12 EDTShareThe Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, will march on to the conference stage in Birmingham feeling buoyed.
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