Conservative Party leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has said that the Tories need to change to win back power, stating that the party “can’t just sit around pointing out how terrible Labour are.” Badenoch, the shadow communities secretary, also called for a smaller role for the state, commenting that “a government that tries to do everything will likely end up achieving nothing.” She also castigated the party for talking right and acting left, and for what she termed as “managerialist politics” without any guiding principles.
Badenoch launched her campaign with a speech in London and named it Renewal 2030, stating that the party was unlikely to return to power for up to 10 years and so should focus on future problem-solving. Other leadership candidates include current shadow home secretary James Cleverly, ex-business secretary Mel Stride, former Home Secretary Priti Patel, Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, and Robert Jenrick, the UK Housing Secretary.
Badenoch rejected calls from some party colleagues for a cap on legal immigration, stating that the party should instead examine why a previous cap had failed. She also argued that the UK should remain a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, despite claims by others in the party that retention of the treaty limited the UK’s power to deport asylum seekers and deter illegal migration.
Conservative MPs will reduce the number of candidates to just two through a series of votes by September, with the eventual winner named on November 2nd following a member ballot
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