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Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after claiming Covid Partygate row was ‘overblown’

The newly elected Tory leader said the story was exaggerated as she praised Boris Johnson as a ‘great prime minister’

The Independent UK

Video: Kemi Badenoch dismisses Partygate furore in first TV interview as Tory leader

Kemi Badenoch dismissed the furore over Partygate, describing the scandal as "overblown" in her first television interview as the new Tory leader on Sunday, 3 November.

The Independent UK

Partygate was 'overblown', says new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

Partygate was “overblown” and the Government should not have fined people for “everyday activities” during lockdown, the new Conservative…

The National (Scotland)

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Kemi Badenoch says Partygate scandal was ‘overblown’

New Tory leader calls Boris Johnson a ‘great prime minister’ who fell into a ‘trap’ over Covid rules

The Guardian - UK

Who is the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch? That depends on your perspective

The Guardian speaks to five people who have got to know Badenoch in Whitehall, parliament and on social occasions

The Guardian - UK

Partygate scandal was ‘overblown’, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said the Government should not have criminalised ‘everyday activities’ during the Covid pandemic.

Evening Standard

Budget and Badenoch: how two historic moments will redraw battle lines in British politics

Rachel Reeves’s high-spending budget and the new ‘culture warrior’ Tory leader mark sharp divide between government and opposition

The Guardian - UK

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Kemi Badenoch’s first task as Tory leader: say sorry to the people for her party’s failings

The Conservatives will only be taken seriously when they are honest about their multiple mistakes in government

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader

Kemi Badenoch was elected Tory leader on Saturday with 53,806 votes, beating Robert Jenrick with 41,388 votes

The Independent UK

Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain's Conservative Party?

The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who thinks the British state is broken and she is the one to fix it

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch: The darling of the Tory right bidding to lead them back to power

Kemi Badenoch has defeated Robert Jenrick to become new leader of the Conservative Party.

Evening Standard

Engineer, hacker and Ron DeSantis fan: five things about Kemi Badenoch

While new Tory leader managed to style herself as more moderate candidate, she is known for picking curious fights and pugilistic approach

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader – as it happened

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

The Guardian - UK

Why is the American right obsessed with IQ?

LET’S UNPACK THAT: With Trump and his followers repeatedly using ‘low IQ’ as an attack line in this election, Roisin Lanigan explores the ploy of invoking an intelligence scale born of eugenics and racism

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The Guardian - UK

The culture warrior and the populist: Badenoch and Jenrick in profile

The background, policies and controversies of the two candidates hoping to lead the Conservative party

The Guardian - UK

After Reeves’s historic budget, Labour has time to pursue its revolution. What it needs now is public trust

The government is operating in an unforgiving time and lacks capital with voters. It will be crucial to address that, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation

Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy

The Independent UK

Don’t be shocked if Robert Jenrick beats Kemi Badenoch in the Tory leadership contest - analysis

ANALYSIS: As polls close in the Tory leadership election, Kemi Badenoch is the overwhelming odds on favourite to win. But the strange quirks of the electorate means that there could be a shock in store

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The Guardian - UK

Jenrick’s Southport comments mark a new low. That matters for us all, not just the Tory party

In our poisoned politics, the Conservative leadership race is a reminder of how social norms can wear away in a democracy, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch: The darling of the Tory right bidding to lead them back to power

Ms Badenoch grew up in Nigeria where her father was a GP and her mother a lecturer in physiology.

Evening Standard

Jenrick bids to cap political comeback with Tory crown

The one-time centrist Remainer is now seeking to outflank his rivals from the right.

The National (Scotland)

Budget fiasco sees Labour's conduct compared with Tory partygate lies

LABOUR’S disregard for parliamentary rules by announcing parts of their Budget to American news channels is comparable to Boris Johnson lying…

Evening Standard

Tory politicians to be knighted by Princess Royal at Windsor Castle

Sir David Davis, Sir Gavin Williamson and Sir Philip Davies will be honoured on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The perilous position of the Brit in charge at the Washington Post

Damned if he comes out for Harris, damned if he doesn’t. There’s nothing wrong with being neutral in an election but Will Lewis left it too late

The Guardian - UK

The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock

In handing him his own series, the corporation is relaunching yet another failed politician

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