Kemi Badenoch has announced her bid to become the next Conservative Party leader, promising to renew the party with a focus on sovereignty and a renewed confidence in capitalism. Badenoch, who serves as shadow housing secretary, joins five other candidates vying to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Badenoch regularly tops polls among Conservative Party members and has emerged as a darling of the party’s right wing due to her stance on trans rights and support for Brexit.
In an article for The Times, Badenoch argued that the party needed to concentrate on “doing some things well, not everything badly” to recover from its worst ever election result. She also focused on her commitment to leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, which has divided the Conservative Party. Badenoch stated that re-confirming the belief in the nation state would allow for better control of immigration, while the UK’s public services would benefit from the government focusing on doing certain things well.
Badenoch’s campaign has explicitly focused on renewing the party for 2030, which she said would mark a fresh start for the Conservatives in government. One of her central pledges is to embrace capitalism, stating that the wealth of the nation is built on the ingenuity and industry of its people and the willingness of many to trade risk for reward.
To secure a chance to replace Sunak, Conservative MPs must obtain the signatures of ten of their colleagues and raise £200,000 by 14:30 BST on Monday. The candidates will then be narrowed down to four individuals by the party’s annual conference, with the party members choosing the eventual winner. Ms Braverman, a former contender for the leadership, has stated that she will not be running, leaving the field clear for Badenoch and her peers
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