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OPINION - Dawn Butler's racist slur on Kemi Badenoch was disgusting and dangerous

Kemi Badenoch’s victory as the new leader of the Conservative Party was marred by hateful comments from those on the extreme right and left. Yes, shockingly the right were as unhappy as the left about a black woman becoming the leader of Britain’s oldest political party. One particular person on…

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch: UK Conservatives’ new leader fighting ‘left-wing nonsense’

She was a passionate supporter of Brexit and threw her weight behind the much-maligned Rwanda deportation scheme.

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‘High energy, high risk’: Tories already wonder if Kemi Badenoch will last until the next election

She says virtually nothing on policy, but this is no cautious ‘Ming vase’ strategy. Her appetite for chaos will make or break her, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

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Kemi Badenoch's 6 most controversial comments

This weekend, straight-talking Badenoch became the new Tory leader. From maternity pay to Partygate, here are her top clangers

Evening Standard

PM says Dawn Butler was ‘quite right’ to delete tweet about new Tory leader

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke amid calls from some Tories for the Labour MP to have the whip removed.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch makes her first frontbench appointments as Tory leader

Robert Jenrick was named shadow justice secretary, Mel Stride shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary

Evening Standard

The true class divide in British politics is not which party people choose, but whether they vote at all

Traditionally, Britain was regarded as the class society. And class was pre-eminent among the factors used to explain political party allegiance. In broad terms, working-class voters chose Labour, the party set up to represent them. Middle-class voters chose the Conservatives, the party that represented homeowners and business owners.

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New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tells staff they can turn it around in a term

It is thought Ms Badenoch said the first challenge for the party will be winning back council seats at local elections.

The Independent UK

Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader

Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition

The Guardian - UK

Russell Findlay labels SNP figure 'permanently grumpy' as he denies 'far-right' move

RUSSELL Findlay has labelled the SNP’s depute leader “permanently grumpy” as he denied moving the Tories further to the right.

The National (Scotland)

Former MP quits Labour and blasts 'authoritarian' Keir Starmer

A FORMER Labour MP has quit the party with a public blast at “authoritarian” leader Keir Starmer.

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP’s ‘white supremacy’ retweet about Badenoch ‘appalling’ – Cooper

Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to remove the whip from Dawn Butler after she appeared to repost a tweet about the new Tory leader.

The Independent UK

Labour MP Dawn Butler in growing row for 'sharing' tweet of Kemi Badenoch as 'Blackface of white supremacy'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stressed people should be welcoming Ms Badenoch breaking a glass ceiling to become Tory leader

Evening Standard

John Curtice delivers verdict as poll shows drop in Labour's support in Scotland

POLLING expert Sir John Curtice has delivered his verdict on a new poll which showed Labour’s drop in support in Scotland since the Budget...

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Keir Starmer hits back at business tycoon Sir James Dyson attack on Budget as 'spiteful'

The Government insists its fiscal plans will boost economic growth

The Guardian - UK

We’re supposed to ‘put politics aside’ to celebrate Kemi Badenoch – but how can we?

There is a ritual of withholding all criticism when someone from an ethnic minority takes a position of power. That ritual has now become farce, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Evening Standard

Starmer faces call to suspend Labour MP over ‘white supremacy’ tweet

Backbench MP Dawn Butler appeared to share a post describing the new Tory leader’s politics as ‘white supremacy in blackface’.

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch election leaves senior Labour MPs railing at lack of black representation in No 10

Frontbencher calls absence ‘serious embarrassment and blind spot’ after Tories elect first black leader

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch: a right turn reveals a party still in denial

Editorial: The new leader of the Conservatives has misdiagnosed the causes of July’s election rout. But Labour should not underestimate her combative skills

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves ‘missed opportunity’ to raise £900m from online casinos

Labour’s links to gambling industry questioned again after decision not to raise tax rate for online gaming

The Guardian - UK

Covid bereaved angered by Badenoch’s ‘insulting’ Partygate remarks

Families group calls Tory leader ‘deeply misguided’ after telling BBC that Boris Johnson-era scandal was ‘overblown’

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs push back against anti-pylon lobbying despite local opposition

Letter by 61 Labour MPs supports ‘cheapest and most pragmatic’ plan for new electricity infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum system would descend into chaos without more hotels, says minister

Angela Eagle said short-term solution necessary despite Labour election pledge to end use of accommodation

The Independent UK

Trade union threatens legal action over winter fuel cut

The move will further strain relations between the Labour Party and trade union Unite.

The Guardian - UK

With Kemi Badenoch as leader, the Tories and Labour are on different political planets

This zealous culture warrior may be more of a threat to Labour’s meat-and-potatoes politics than Keir Starmer’s team imagines, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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