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Kemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history. Isn’t it time she got some actual scrutiny? | Owen Jones

But her programme would be no less ruinous for our country The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, will march on to the conference stage in Birmingham…

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The Guardian reports: But her programme would be no less ruinous for our country The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, will march on to the conference stage in Birmingham feeling buoyed.

Farage’s scandals have allowed Badenoch to get her party back in the race. “Kemi’s soaring,” coos the Sun, and that sums up the prevailing wisdom.

This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Kemi Badenoch, Tory and Owen Jones.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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Kemi Badenoch, Tory, Owen Jones, Conservative
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Politics
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More than four in 10 Britons think she is doing well as Tory leader, compared with a third who think otherwise. (The Guardian)

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