Who cares if I’m nasty – Kemi Badenoch fights back

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1. Thu, 1 October 2026

   1 report
   • Politico Europe07:05first to report
     Who cares if I’m nasty – Kemi Badenoch fights back

     Labour’s conference is over, and the opposition parties are already on the attack – despite a ringing endorsement from Oasis’ Liam Gallagher. As the Conservatives head to Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch has branded the prime minister’s plans as “Corbynism with better packaging”. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy ask whether the Tories are embracing a more aggressive […]

2. Sun, 4 October 2026

   5 reports
   • Politico Europe02:00
     Tory conference 2026: What POLITICO reporters are watching for

     From AI to bank taxes, there are plenty of spaces for Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives to carve out a niche, POLITICO reporters write in from Birmingham.

   • express.co.uk07:42
     Inside Kemi Badenoch’s Tory conference as she puts party on ‘war footing’

     The Conservative Party conference begins on Sunday in Birmingham and will go on until Wednesday.

   • Bloomberg Politics09:04
     Tories Eye End to UK Inheritance Tax and Childcare Cliff Edge

     UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is using her party’s annual convention to call for the end of inheritance tax and an expansion of childcare support to higher earners.

   • Tagesschau (Germany)09:12edited after publishing
     Tory-Parteitag: Wie Kemi Badenoch die Tories retten will

     Die britischen Konservativen sind in den Umfragen seit Langem abgeschlagen. Bei dem Parteitag in Birmingham will Kemi Badenoch ihren Tories neuen Mut einflößen. Kann die Parteichefin das? Von Lisa-Maria Röhling.

   • The Guardian World16:13edited after publishing
     As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’

     previouslyBadenoch says Tories want policies ‘for everybody’ as she defends plan to let millionaires get free childcare – UK politics live

     Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, as all Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism On Friday the Times revealed that Katie Lam , the communities secretary, told a meeting in private earlier this year that the state pension system needs a fundamental overhaul. Speaking in June, when she was a frontbencher but not yet in the shadow cabinet, Lam was asked at a meeting with activists if she thought the pensions triple lock was sustainable. She...

3. Mon, 5 October 2026

   6 reports
   • Politico Europe07:35
     Is Kemi Badenoch abandoning the Red Wall?

     Is Andy Burnham an easier opponent for the Conservatives than Sir Keir Starmer? At the Tory conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch’s team sniff a chance to attack the prime minister – with a particular chance to seize on and attack his economic argument. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy pore over Badenoch’s “The Right Way” pamphlet […]

   • lbc.co.uk14:42
     Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for Tories and Reform to unite as party conference underway

     Sir Jacob also called on Kemi Badenoch to scrap 'damaging' inheritance tax

   • express.co.uk16:00
     Bombshell new poll shows who's winning Nigel Farage vs Kemi Badenoch battle

     Tories appear to be regaining ground after looking like they were finished a year ago, new research shows

   • express.co.uk16:01
     'gnore the critics Kemi, true nastiness in UK politics is preserve of the Left

     OPINION - AMEER KOTECHA: The Tories worry too much about how they are seen - ordinary people just want things done to help Britain recover

   • mirror.co.uk16:55
     Inside Tory-Reform fight as Rees-Mogg reignites calls for parties to make a deal

     Jacob Rees-Mogg has reignited calls for the Tories and Reform UK to make an electoral pact - as some Conservative members said a coalition with Nigel Farage should be considered

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     • aol.co.uk5 Oct, 16:55their copy
   • The Guardian World18:57
     Tories are united behind Badenoch, but MPs want focus on economy over culture wars to win back voters

     Party has common enemy in defectors, while Nigel Farage’s woes have given some insiders reason to hope During a quick-fire Q&A at the Conservative party conference this weekend, Kemi Badenoch was asked who she would pick between Robert Jenrick or Suella Braverman. “Why do you keep offering me these? It’s like asking if I’d rather be shot or drowned,” the Tory leader responded with her trademark directness. Continue reading...

4. Tue, 6 October 2026

   5 reports
   • The Guardian World12:44edited after publishing ×2
     Badenoch announces £2.3bn proposal to cut employer national insurance for young workers – as it happened

     previouslyBadenoch suggests Tories would not reverse Labour’s pensions triple lock legislation – UK politics live

     The Conservative party leader said the party would halve employer national insurance on jobs worked by young people Asked if she will propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she will have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am. (This is getting confusing. On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.) It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome. We haven’t called it an Iron Dome. Continue reading...

   • Politico Europe16:00
     Britain’s Tories really, really don’t want to team up with Farage. They might still have to.

     The Reform UK leader is the butt of mockery and vitriol at the Conservatives' annual gathering in Birmingham. That could make a coalition near-impossible.

   • dailymail.com16:00
     Tories to slash 'Labour's jobs tax' IN HALF to boost youth employment

     Kemi Badenoch is set to unveil a new 'rescue package for young people' on Wednesday aimed at reversing the slide in entry level jobs under Labour.

   • mirror.co.uk16:20
     Tory members raise doubts over Kemi Badenoch's climate plans after heatwaves

     At the Conservative party conference, some Tory members voiced concerns over Kemi Badenoch's climate change strategy after Britain was ravaged by extreme weather this summer

   • Bloomberg Politics21:00
     Badenoch Can’t Shake Truss Specter in Bid to Woo Business

     The Conservative Party arrived at its annual convention determined to reclaim the mantle of sound money. The message is starting to land with business, even if voters will need some convincing first.

5. Wed, 7 October 2026

   20 reports
   • NYT World04:01edited after publishing
     The Fight for Britain’s Right: Can Kemi Badenoch Reboot the Conservatives?

     Attendees at the party’s annual conference have been buoyed: both by leader Kemi Badenoch’s rising poll ratings and by a mock Bayeux Tapestry. But the challenge from Reform U.K. remains.

   • The Guardian World05:00
     Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick

     Reminders of banished Reform UK defector were all around the Conservative party conference in Birmingham As Kemi Badenoch basked in the applause of the Tory faithful at the close of her pivotal speech at Conservative party conference last year, one member of her shadow cabinet looked less than enthused. Robert Jenrick, bested by Badenoch in the leadership contest a year earlier, looked on, and – as one shadow cabinet member now recalls – had to be prodded by Lord Ashcroft to applaud. “If you’re...

   • Politico Europe08:41
     Will Tory donors splash the cash?

     It’s Kemi Badenoch’s big day at the Conservative Party conference – but it’s not just the adoring party faithful she has to impress. Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy look at how the leader’s speech will land with both voters and party donors – in what she’s calling a “battle for the soul of the country”. […]

   • huffingtonpost.co.uk11:45
     Kemi Badenoch Launches Blistering Attack On Reform Amid 'Englishness' Row

     The Tory leader furiously ruled out the idea of any electoral pact with “THAT” party.

   • Bloomberg Politics11:55edited after publishing
     Badenoch Says Tories Would End Family Home Inheritance Tax

     Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pledged to more than halve the number of people paying the UK’s inheritance tax, as she seeks to re-establish the opposition party’s tax-cutting credentials and draw clearer lines with Labour and Reform UK.

   • cityam.com12:42
     Badenoch vows to end inheritance tax on family homes

     Badenoch said the Conservatives would restore “common sense” as political leaders were entering a “battle for the soul of this nation”.

   • aol.co.uk13:04
     Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

     Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as Badenoch rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech

   • Die Zeit (Germany)13:39
     Großbritannien: Britische Konservative schließen Zusammenarbeit mit Reform UK aus

     Auf dem Parteitag der Tories hat Vorsitzende Kemi Badenoch die Brandmauer zu den Rechtspopulisten beschworen. Man wolle auf keine Weise mit Reform UK zusammenarbeiten.

   • Die Zeit (Germany)14:13
     Großbritannien: Britische Konservative schließen Zusammenarbeit mit Reform UK aus

     Auf dem Parteitag der Tories hat Vorsitzende Kemi Badenoch die Brandmauer zu den Rechtspopulisten beschworen. Man wolle auf keine Weise mit Reform UK zusammenarbeiten.

   • The Guardian World14:19edited after publishing ×2
     Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan

     Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech Kemi Badenoch has announced that the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting criticism that she is prioritising cutting taxes for the rich. The Tory leader also said couples would be able to leave an additional tax-free sum of £1m to their families, as the party attempts to shore up its traditional base in southern England. Continue...

   • Politico Europe15:21
     5 takeaways from Kemi Badenoch’s fighty Tory conference speech

     The Conservative leader aimed brickbats at Labour, Nigel Farage — and any attempt to “unite the right.” Now she just has to persuade some of the public to vote for her.

   • Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)15:23
     Großbritannien: „Kemi Badenoch wird uns zurück an die Regierung bringen“

     Die britischen Konservativen stecken in einer Identitätskrise. Auf ihrem Parteitag in Birmingham wollen sie wieder zu sich finden. Alle Hoffnungen ruhen dabei auf der beliebten Vorsitzenden.

   • Google News - Top Stories15:23
     5 takeaways from Kemi Badenoch’s fighty Tory conference speech

     5 takeaways from Kemi Badenoch’s fighty Tory conference speech POLITICO.eu Kemi Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes BBC Kemi Badenoch's pitch for power is incoherent The Economist Badenoch’s UK Conservatives are a work in progress Financial Times UK Politics Returns to Old Divide of Tax Cuts Versus Big State Bloomberg.com

   • The Guardian World16:26
     All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives

     The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius Where’s AI slop when you need it? It could all have been so much simpler. Just ask ChatGPT to write me a leader’s speech in the style of Kemi Badenoch. Make it an hour and 10 minutes long, so plenty of room for padding. Go heavy on the slogans, cliches and the obligatory crap politician jokes. Ones we’ve all heard many times before. Not least at this conference. Make the usual...

   • Google News - Top Stories16:31
     Tories united behind Badenoch - but party still needs to win over voters

     Tories united behind Badenoch - but party still needs to win over voters BBC 'Kemi's family home pledge' and 'Badenoch invokes core Tory values' BBC All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace The Guardian The Fight for Britain’s Right: Can Kemi Badenoch Reboot the Conservatives? The New York Times UK Conservative leader pledges to abolish inheritance tax on family homes Reuters

   • The Guardian World17:16
     Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense

     The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthy Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put Gordon Brown off calling a snap general election. In practice, Osborne’s plan involved a £1m threshold for inheritance tax – and given the global financial crisis had blown a hole in the public finances by the...

   • Bloomberg Politics18:00edited after publishing
     UK Politics Returns to Tax Cuts Versus Big State Divide

     previouslyUK Politics Returns to Old Divide of Tax Cuts Versus Big State

     Ahead of laying out a platform of tax cuts aimed at affluent Britons at her party’s annual convention, opposition leader Kemi Badenoch told journalists: “We are going back to the authentic Conservative Party that people knew and loved.”

   • irishtimes.com19:36
     The Irish Times view on the UK Conservative Party: a mountain to climb

     Behind Labour and Reform in the polls, the party is struggling to engineer a comeback

   • theconversation.com20:15
     Kemi Badenoch is gearing up for a ‘battle of ideas’ with Labour

     She said the next general election would be between Labour and the Conservatives.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)20:44
     Conservative leader pledges to exempt family homes from inheritance tax

     - 'Last thing this country needs is a Paddington Bear prime minister hoping that the problems will just go away,' Badenoch says

6. Thu, 8 October 2026

   1 report
   • dailymail.com22:52
     'How Kemi is offering hope to those who feel politically homeless'

     For many years, it was often said that 'you couldn't put a cigarette paper' between the two main parties.

7. Fri, 9 October 2026

   4 reports
   • The Guardian World06:00
     Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

     Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. The apparent error appears in a chapter on net zero in The Right Way , a 100-page policy document produced for the Conservative conference in Birmingham. Badenoch repeatedly used the...

   • express.co.uk13:04
     Robert Jenrick sparks huge row over English identity - ‘millions aren’t English'

     The Reform UK MP has waded into a row with the Conservatives over what it means to be English, suggesting 'millions' of people living in Britain don't qualify.

   • aol.co.uk13:21
     Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’

     Reform UK shadow chancellor seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further

   • The Guardian World13:21edited after publishing
     Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’

     Reform UK economics spokesperson seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch, calling her part of a metropolitan elite and saying a coalition deal with the Tories would be like being “handcuffed to a zombie”. Reform UK’s economics spokesperson repeatedly called the Tory leader “Kensington Kemi” and claimed her party was for people who moaned about the...

8. Sun, 11 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World06:00
     ‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action

     Tories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold New homes could be built without solar panels, heat pumps and high-grade insulation, leading to higher household bills if the Conservative party wins the next general election. Kemi Badenoch made scrapping the future homes standard (FHS) one of the central planks of her bid to become the next prime minister at the Tory party conference this week. Continue reading...

9. Mon, 12 October 2026

   1 report
   • redditchstandard.co.uk18:00
     Wythall nursery and parents voice funding concerns to Conservative leader

     “One of our biggest concerns is the difference between the hourly funding received by providers and the actual cost of delivering. \

10. Tue, 13 October 2026

    2 reports
    • Politico Europe07:40
      Can the chancellor really win back business?

      Reform is under pressure again – but could the coming weeks prove make-or-break for Nigel Farage’s party? With fresh undercover filming threatening to cause trouble and a crucial report into the £5m gift looming, how serious could the fallout be? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy also unpack the latest polling: is Kemi Badenoch enjoying a […]

    • express.co.uk11:01
      Kemi Badenoch has a powerful weapon to take on Nigel Farage

      OPINION - MIEKA SMILES: Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles makes a surprising discovery about her own party

11. Sat, 17 October 2026

    1 report
    • aol.co.uk17:53
      Nigel Farage plans full-on Reform assault on Kemi Badenoch's Essex Tory heartland

      The Reform UK leader identifies Essex - home to the Tory leader and top lieutenants - as a key battleground ahead of the looming election