The Latest Breaking News from Kemi Badenoch

Business minister criticises Henry Staunton after he claimed the government wanted to stall payouts to scandal victims

The business secretary is a passionate defender of free speech – apart from any criticism of her

Labour also pledged to enact protections against “dual discrimination”, in which people face prejudice due to a combination of protected characteristics

The prime minister remains second from bottom

A business department report trumpeting the four-year benefits of leaving the EU does not match the reality faced by companies

The man who reportedly once organised sex parties for the wealthy is alleged to be involved in a plot to replace Rishi Sunak

The right wing of the party is talking up Kemi Badenoch. But the gaffe-prone home secretary might have the last laugh

My favourite thing about cricket is the statistics. Nothing fills me with greater joy than when a commentator breathlessly reveals something like 'the batsmen have just recorded the highest-ever fifth-wicket partnership for England at Edgbaston against Sri Lanka.' You don't say?

The PM tried to look like a man at home with spontaneity, rather than a work experience teenager who had wandered in