Kemi Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.
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How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party
Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.
Kemi Badenoch, New Leader of the U.K.’s Tories, Vows to Make the Party More Conservative
Ms. Badenoch is expected to move the party, now in the opposition, further to the right.
Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.
After an epic election defeat in July, opposition lawmakers have presented their party’s dues-paying members with an unexpected choice of two candidates from the right.
UK’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat at Their Party Conference
At its annual convention in Birmingham, the party is energized by a leadership contest and seems largely undisturbed by broader questions over its electability.
‘Nothing Left to Lose’: Why Are Britain’s Conservatives So Upbeat?
At its annual convention in Birmingham, the party is energized by a leadership contest and seems largely undisturbed by broader questions over its electability.
Rishi Sunak Back in Hot Seat After Parliamentary Election Losses
With a general election looming, the Conservatives’ loss of two seats in Britain’s Parliament probably won’t be enough to cause another party coup.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Cancels Key Part of HS2 Rail Project
The British prime minister embraced a more divisive profile, casting himself as a disrupter and scrapping part of the High Speed 2 line that predecessors had championed.
Sunak’s Conservative Party Conference Haunted by Truss, Braverman and Other Rivals
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes his governing party’s annual conference can revive his ailing poll numbers. Predecessors and would-be successors have other priorities.
Rishi Sunak Takes Lead for Conservative Vote in Prime Minister Race
Political temperatures also rose on Tuesday as the field of candidates seeking to become Britain’s next prime minister was reduced by one.