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Kemi Badenoch

Kate Maltby

Badenoch’s attacks on net zero and ECHR supporters won’t win back floating voters

The Tory leader’s ostracism of ‘wet’ Gavin Barwell shows she has no intention of filling any centrist gap Andy Burnham’s Labour might create

Sun 19 Jul 2026

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John Simpson
NHS should drop its £330m patient data contract with Palantir, say voters

Sun 19 Jul 2026

NHS should drop its £330m patient data contract with Palantir, say voters
John Simpson
Things don’t add up, say family of Ann Widdecombe murder suspect

Sun 19 Jul 2026

Things don’t add up, say family of Ann Widdecombe murder suspect
Andrew Rawnsley
No 10 in the North isn’t such a bad idea, so long as Burnham is willing to do battle with No 11

Sun 5 Jul 2026

No 10 in the North isn’t such a bad idea, so long as Burnham is willing to do battle with No 11
Philip Collins
The anti-Reform vote helped Burnham win Makerfield, not former Reform voters

Mon 22 Jun 2026

The anti-Reform vote helped Burnham win Makerfield, not former Reform voters
Rachel Sylvester
Michael Heseltine: ‘Politics is just like gardening, you have to be ruthless’

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Michael Heseltine: ‘Politics is just like gardening, you have to be ruthless’
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage urged to sack ‘problem’ Zia Yusuf

Sat 20 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage urged to sack ‘problem’ Zia Yusuf
Rachel Sylvester
‘Two-tier Britain’? The reality is far more complicated than that

Thu 11 Jun 2026

‘Two-tier Britain’? The reality is far more complicated than that
Andrew Rawnsley
Farage, Lowe and the fight for the right to be the nastiest party

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Farage, Lowe and the fight for the right to be the nastiest party
Rachel Sylvester
Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Wes Streeting: ‘I don’t want to watch Nigel Farage walking into Downing Street on my conscience’
Catherine Neilan
Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation

Sat 9 May 2026

Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage hails ‘historic political change’ as Reform surge masks internal fears and paranoia

Sat 9 May 2026

Nigel Farage hails ‘historic political change’ as Reform surge masks internal fears and paranoia
Alex O’Connell
I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail

Sun 8 Feb 2026

I didn’t think I had much in common with Kemi, but therein lies a tail
Andrew Rawnsley
Reform is turning into a recycling centre for toxic Tories

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Reform is turning into a recycling centre for toxic Tories
Vanessa Thorpe
Marvel movies make the cut on Badenoch’s desert island

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Marvel movies make the cut on Badenoch’s desert island
Andrew Rawnsley
The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death between the Tories and Reform

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The right can’t unite. It’s now a fight to the death between the Tories and Reform
Rachel Sylvester
Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Tories dodged a bullet with Jenrick defection
Andrew Rawnsley
A traitor has been banished – but Jenrick sacking could haunt Tories

Thu 15 Jan 2026

A traitor has been banished – but Jenrick sacking could haunt Tories
Catherine Neilan
Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Tories in turmoil after deportation backlash
Ben Zaranko
‘Badenoch and Farage should stop making rules they can’t keep’

Sun 26 Oct 2025

‘Badenoch and Farage should stop making rules they can’t keep’

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