The Guardian view on the Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch: purging moderation is not 'common sense' | Editorial
They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said. On Wednesday, as pressure grew on the party leader to repudiate him, he withdrew his candidacy.Mrs Badenoch had defended Mr Bonehill-Paine on the grounds that he had renounced his former views and was involved in anti-extremism training, using his own experience of fanatical antisemitism as a cautionary tale. The Conservative leader said she believed in giving people a second chance.That is not an ethos she has always applied.
- ▪They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said.
- ▪On Wednesday, as pressure grew on the party leader to repudiate him, he withdrew his candidacy.Mrs Badenoch had defended Mr Bonehill-Paine on the grounds that he had renounced his former views and was involved in anti-extremism training, us
- ▪The Conservative leader said she believed in giving people a second chance.That is not an ethos she has always applied.
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‘Mrs Badenoch said she believed in giving people a second chance.’ Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Mrs Badenoch said she believed in giving people a second chance.’ Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersOpinionConservativesThe Guardian view on the Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch: purging moderation is not ‘common sense’EditorialA row over a local council candidate reveals a deeper problem with the Tory leader’s diagnosis of her party’s electoral predicamentWed 5 Aug 2026 13.20 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 13.22 EDTShareKemi Badenoch has been clear about the qualifying criteria for prospective Conservative MPs. They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said.
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