A child cannot be transgender even though they may ask questions about their identity, Kemi Badenoch has argued. The Conservative leadership candidate said she “ fundamentally disagreed ” with the concept of a trans child and preferred the term “ gender-questioning ”.... So I use the phrase ‘gender-questioning children’.... I think we need to make sure people come in for the right reasons and help to deliver for the country.” When asked about special educational needs, Mrs Badenoch said she wa

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch( Image: Getty) The Tories face an" extremely difficult" local elections in May, Kemi Badenoch has warned.... It is for all those people out there who need credible politicians.... What is it that they want in terms of public services?...

Kemi Badenoch says the Tories would consider means testing the triple lock( Image: Getty) The Conservative leader said yesterday that the party would consider means-testing the triple lock in a major policy shift-but do Express readers think it’s the right move for the Tories?... by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Link Sponsored Link Promoted Links Promoted Links Singapore: New one bedroom senior apartments are stunning!... “ Kemi Badenoch has put pensioners on notice-she’s going to cut your stat

Reform's Nigel Farage and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch( Image: Getty/ Parliament) Nigel Farage has slammed Kemi Badenoch's pledge of “ lower taxes and better services ” for the Conservative's local election campaign.... After decades of mismanagement, Conservative councils across the country are buckling under the pressure.... A vote for the Conservatives on the 1st May is a vote to pay more for less....

Kemi Badenoch has made a clear stand on doctors' strikes( Image: Getty) Kemi Badenoch says she will ban doctors from striking if she becomes Prime Minister.... The Conservative party leader said they shouldn't be able to hold walkouts much like the Army, police officers and prison officers aren't able to. Mrs Badenoch said people have died as a result of previous doctors strikes.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding....

Yvette Cooper on Dawn Butler’s Tweet about Badenoch Yvette Cooper branded a retweet by a Labour MP about Kemi Badenoch as" appalling". Dawn Butler shared a post on X from Nigerian-British author Nels Abbey describing the new Tory leader as representing “ white supremacy in blackface ”.... DON'T MISS Powered by Nigel Farage rages Tory brand is' broken'as he takes bitter swipe at Kemi Badenoch 482 Comments Kemi Badenoch crowned new Tory leader after beating rival Robert Jenrick 604 Comments POLL:

Join our Whatsapp channel LONDON: Kemi Badenoch speaks after she was named as the new leader of Conservative Party, on Saturday. —Reuters LONDON: The UK’s battle-scarred Conservatives on Saturday elected “ anti-woke ” candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new head, making her the first black leader of a major UK party. The combative former equalities minister replaces Rishi Sunak and now faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party emphatically ousted from power in July after 14 ye

OPINIONKemi Badenoch has achieved something incredible( Image: PA) Stop what you are doing.... Under Kemi Badenoch's leadership, the Conservative Party has topped a More in Common voting intention poll, beating the Labour Party and Reform UK by a huge, inspirational, conversation-starting percentage point. The oldest active political party in Britain scored 25%, with Labour and Reform on 24%.... Dust off your Barbour, put on your red trousers and meet me down the pub....

Kemi Badenoch has appointed a lawyer who once helped save Cardiff City Football Club as her new shadow attorney general, The Telegraph can disclose. Lord Wolfson of Tredegar has front bench experience, having served as the justice minister in the House of Lords during the early years of Boris Johnson’s premiership. The peer becomes the 27th member of the new Tory shadow cabinet, chosen after Mrs Badenoch was elected Conservative Party leader on Saturday. Lord Wolfson is the long-term successor t

Kemi Badenoch aims to seal the deal with Tory voters this week( Image: Getty) KEMI Badenoch enters the final week of the Conservative leadership race with a direct plea for former Tory voters who backed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to “ come home ”.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... To focus on conservative principles we all believe in, like personal responsibility, free speech and the importance of the family.“ I want to make the voters that turned