Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party since November 2024. The first black person to hold those offices, Badenoch previously served in the Cabinet under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak from 2022 to 2024. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Essex, previously Saffron Walden, since 2017.
Kemi Badenoch has proposed scrapping the Net Zero agenda and reducing burdens on businesses to promote economic growth. The Conservative leader claimed that Labour have "broken their promises"..
Kemi Badenoch has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that sex in the Equality Act refers to biological sex, calling it a victory for women defending their rights. Badenoch said single-sex spaces should..
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the Conservative leader is wrong to say she had negotiated a modernisation plan with British Steel for electric arc furnaces at Teesside and Scunthorpe. Ms..
Kemi Badenoch has accused Labour of dropping plans for five local grooming gang inquiries promised in January. The Conservative leader called for a full national inquiry and suggested a âcover-upâ,..
Kemi Badenoch has warned that US retaliatory tariffs will âmake it more expensive for people in this countryâ. Badenoch said tariffs hit consumers hardest and come âat a time when the economy is..
Kemi Badenoch has defended Israelâs decision to block two Labour MPs from entering, saying âevery country should be allowed to police its borders.â She said that being an MP âdoes not give you..
Kemi Badenoch has accused Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement as being "all smoke and mirrors", pointing to rising inflation, increased unemployment and low growth. The Conservative Party leader added,..
Sir Keir Starmer says banning phones in schools is "not necessary" and instead there is an "emerging battle" to ensure that the content children are consuming online is "suitable for their age". His..
Sir Keir Starmer has left Downing Street for the House of Commons where he will face questions from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch. After PMQs, the prime minister will listen to Chancellor..
Kemi Badenoch warned that the Conservatives would lose âevery singleâ council they won in 2021 if the general election results were applied to May's local elections. The Tory leader acknowledged..
Sir Keir Starmer defended Labourâs economic record since coming into Government, amid questions from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on why Rachel Reeves will hold her spring statement next week...
Kemi Badenoch says it is time to be more realistic about net zero, insisting it is âimpossibleâ to reach the target by 2050. Speaking in London, the Conservative Party leader insists she wants âa..
The Conservatives must offer âcredible plansâ that are ârooted in realism, not wishful thinkingâ and âshow that we are thinking about tomorrow,â Kemi Badenoch said. The Tory leader said the..
kemi Badenoch has spoken out in support of the prime minister's decision to increase defence spending. Speaking during a visit to Glasglow on Thursday, the Conservative party leader said she is pleased..
Kemi Badenoch has praised Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes amid a wave of support for the President from world leaders following a tense exchange in the Oval Office with US President..
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says UK defence spending should go beyond a target of 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, suggesting "short-term repurposing" of some of the 0.5% dedicated to development..
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers a foreign policy speech in Westminster Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..
Kemi Badenoch has laughed off Robert Jenrick's WhatsApp mix-up after he appeared to accidentally add hundreds of contacts to a group chat before swiftly removing people. Sky News - Published
Elected councillors must "do what they need to do" to serve the people, Kemi Badenoch said after she suggested Reform and the Tories could form alliances at a local level. Sky News - Published
"Almost every" council the Conservatives won in 2021 could be lost in this year's local elections, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has conceded. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has said the US is acting in its national interest and the UK also needs to, ahead of Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with Donald Trump. Sky News - Published
After a former Tory prime minister and the current Liberal Democrat leader made the running on the Trump-Zelenskyy war of words, Kemi Badenoch finally broke her silence. Sky News - Published
England's most senior judge says she is "deeply troubled" by Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch's exchange about a Gazan family coming to the UK under the Ukraine scheme. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has said failing to spend more on defence "is not peacemaking, it is weakness" as Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders face pressure from Donald Trump to increase NATO.. Sky News - Published
Tories trail Reform UK on a range of key indicators according to an exclusive new YouGov poll for Sky News that reveals Nigel Farage's party now has the potential to reach as much of the electorate as.. Sky News - Published
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the new football regulator for the professional men's game in England will be "a waste of money". BBC Sport - Published
The shadow home secretary has doubled down on Kemi Badenoch's criticism of the Conservatives' record on immigration, arguing "mistakes were made". Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has denied the Conservatives would consider means testing the pensions triple lock, as she accused her opponents of trying to "scare people". Sky News - Published
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the.. Sky News - Published
Harriet Harman has suggested a "mini inquiry" into issues raised by the grooming gangs scandal and called on Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to discuss "terms of reference". Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch is unlikely to apologise for claiming that Reform UK's membership figures were "fake", shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into the grooming scandal that took place across UK towns and cities, arguing one was "long overdue". Sky News - Published
British voters are in for a relatively untroubled 2025, after the "Year of Elections" which saw a new government in the UK and major upheavals around the world, including the victory of Donald Trump,.. Sky News - Published
Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch if she does not apologise for accusing him of publishing a "fake" ticker showing Reform UK's membership increasing to.. Sky News - Published
Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is "the real opposition" according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers "fake". Sky News - Published
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the "Great British institution" of the sandwich after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the lunchtime staple is not "real food". Sky News - Published
As farmers descended on Whitehall for another protest against inheritance tax changes, Kemi Badenoch used PMQs not to attack Sir Keir on this topic - but to grill him on immigration. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has hit back at Sir Keir Starmer for joking about her comments on working at McDonald's - saying he would face calls to resign if he were a Conservative prime minister. Sky News - Published
Irish language rap group Kneecap have won their discrimination case against the UK government after former business secretary Kemi Badenoch refused them funding. Sky News - Published
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged by new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to apologise for "derogatory" remarks Foreign Secretary David Lammy previously made about Donald Trump. Sky News - Published
Labour backbench MP Dawn Butler has been criticised for sharing a post describing Kemi Badenoch as "the most prominent member of white supremacy's black collaborator class". Sky News - Published
The new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said the partygate scandal was "overblown" and the government should not have fined people for "everyday activities" during lockdown. Sky News - Published
The new leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch would likely be "deeply sceptical" of dropping the word "empire" from British honours, the shadow culture secretary has said. Sky News - Published
In the Northamptonshire town of Kettering this weekend, all the talk was of the long-awaited face-off between two rivals - one the clear favourite to triumph. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch's husband has one thing in common with Sir Denis Thatcher. They both met their wife while they were Tory activists and their future bride was fighting a safe Labour seat. Sky News - Published
The next leader of the Conservative party will be announced on Saturday, following a run-off between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has said her remarks about maternity pay have been "misrepresented", as she called for an "honest campaign" for the Tory leadership. Sky News - Published
Tory leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has defended MPs taking freebie tickets to events, saying it allows them to spend time with their families. Sky News - Published
Kemi Badenoch has claimed she grew up in a middle class family but "became working class" after securing a job at McDonald's as a teenager. Sky News - Published
Two Tory leadership hopeful frontrunners have made their pitch to members and MPs ahead of candidates being whittled down this week. Sky News - Published