For Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John Crace
When Theresa May told the Tory conference in 2002 that under Iain Duncan Smith the Conservatives had become “the Nasty party”, many members took that to…
The Guardian reports: When Theresa May told the Tory conference in 2002 that under Iain Duncan Smith the Conservatives had become “the Nasty party”, many members took that to mean they had become undesirable.
The Tory leader says the party’s plans to cut people’s benefits are no more than ‘common sense’ It’s a thought. Within a few years, David Cameron had moved the Tories closer to the “hug a husky” centre and by 2010 he was prime minister.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Nasty, John Crace and Kemi Badenoch.
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