Kemi Badenoch
Leader of the Conservative Party and Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden.
Notable Quotes
"give space to the police investigation as it unfolds."View Story →
"I think the King is absolutely right to have said what he said. The law must run its course."View Story →
"bring the good times back"View Story →
"Tariffs are expensive for both sides."View Story →
"Tariffs are expensive for both sides."View Story →
"Tariffs are expensive for both sides."View Story →
"The BBC had made a horrible mistake by not editing the N-word out at the time."View Story →
""DCMS [the Department for Culture, Media and Sport] is supposed to counter and deal with misinformation, not run away because it's all too much.""View Story →
"Reddit is easy, he can filter which ones he wants to answer, just look at the easy questions."View Story →
"leaving this mess to his successor"View Story →
"we are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not."View Story →
"We are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not."View Story →
"we are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not."View Story →
"Kemi Badenoch has called for the CMA to go further and launch an investigation into the heating oil market."View Story →
"Lineker is very welcome to pay more tax; he can write a cheque to the Treasury, no one is stopping him."View Story →
"I hope we can find common ground on the issue."View Story →
"But we will only support a solution that abides by two core principles."View Story →
"The last thing Britain needs is further tax increases to pay for social care."View Story →
"We need to do everything we can in order to stop the rise in hatred of Jewish people."View Story →
"While working people struggle with rising fuel costs and food prices, Keir Starmer is giving another handout to those on benefits."View Story →
"Labour has chosen the unions over patients."View Story →
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July 23, 2026Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
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July 3, 2026Culture secretary quits X in protest at 'misinformation'
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July 2, 2026Big tech firms must stop young people circulating nude images, says UK PM Starmer - Reuters
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June 8, 2026Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones
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June 8, 2026Hospitals coping well with doctors' strike so far - NHS boss
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April 8, 2026Benefits and pensions rise as two-child cap ends
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April 5, 2026Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash
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March 13, 2026Reeves to look at how to help households with heating oil bills
The chancellor said a meeting on Wednesday will explore ways to help households.
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February 20, 2026UK expects continued favourable trade with U.S. after Supreme Court ruling - Reuters
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February 20, 2026Police search royal mansion as investigation into king's brother goes on - Reuters
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February 20, 2026