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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, described her leadership as heading “a brand new party full of new people” during an interview with the BBC. This statement followed revelations published in the Spectator that Sir Grant Shapps, a former cabinet minister and ex-chairman of the Tory party, had been turned down as a Conservative parliamentary candidate.
Sir Grant Shapps, who has not made any public comment on the matter, previously held nine ministerial positions in government, along with his role as co-chair of the party. His cabinet appointments included home secretary, defence secretary, transport secretary, business secretary, energy secretary, and net zero secretary. Besides these, he served as Foreign Office Minister, housing minister, and international development minister.
Having represented Welwyn Hatfield since 2005, Shapps lost his parliamentary seat to Labour’s Andrew Lewin in the 2024 election by a margin of 3,799 votes. Following this loss, his bid to regain candidacy for the Conservative Party in the upcoming general election was rejected. An anonymous party insider commented to the BBC that such decisions “reflect badly on Kemi’s temperament,” adding that “North Korean purges don’t work in British politics.”
Speaking at a press conference in central London, Badenoch emphasized a change in approach within the party, stating, “We don’t treat our former MPs or our candidates like tittle-tattle for Westminster gossip.” She added, “What I will say is that we’re going to be announcing candidates shortly, and you will see that this is a very different party from the one that was removed from government in 2024.”
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