Conservative Party Leadership

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Kemi Badenoch: It's 'a very challenging time to be a Conservative' ITV16:55 27-Mar-25
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch makes surprise visit The Voice16:35 27-Mar-25
In the last 7 days
Ruth Dudley Edwards: Margaret Thatcher was a scientist, Kemi Badenoch is an engineer - both… News Letter22:47 26-Mar-25
Badenoch urges PM to ‘U-turn’ and ensure all schools enforce mobile phone ban Evening Standard12:43 26-Mar-25
Keir Starmer says a mandatory ban on phones in schools is 'completely unnecessary' in fiery… MailOnline12:33 26-Mar-25
John Flesher: Badenoch must tell us – where next for the Tories on Net Zero? ConservativeHome11:06 26-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch spent a week at residential hosted by climate sceptic Tory donor Left Foot Forward10:24 26-Mar-25
India accused of meddling in Canada Conservative Party leadership race The Independent09:19 26-Mar-25
Badenoch and family spent week as guests of climate sceptic Tory donor Yahoo! UK & Ireland17:29 25-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch predicts 'extremely difficult' local elections for Conservative party during… Bucks Herald15:50 25-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch defends Bucks Council cuts ahead of local elections Bucks Herald12:58 25-Mar-25
Kemi: Reeves is ‘One of the Best’ in Labour Party Guido Fawkes' Blog11:12 25-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch meets Darlington nurses: “No place for gender ideology in the NHS” Christian Concern10:39 25-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch is 'not doing enough' to earn a hearing from voters says only Tory metro mayor… MailOnline10:34 25-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch claims thousands in taxpayer money for six-bedroom constituency home Left Foot Forward10:30 25-Mar-25
David Willetts: Pursuing net zero needn’t be ruinously expensive, can bring savings, and we are … ConservativeHome06:36 25-Mar-25
Conservatism is dead New Statesman06:04 25-Mar-25
Badenoch’s hypocrisy: Tory leader made anti Net Zero speech at company that works for lots of… Left Foot Forward09:23 24-Mar-25
Kemi is wrong – net zero is an investment in the UK’s security The Independent12:28 23-Mar-25
Letter: Welsh Government must follow suit and drop wind energy priorities County Times08:55 23-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch accused of breaking pledge to Tory MPs of net zero by 2050 Yahoo! UK & Ireland06:07 23-Mar-25
Davey: ‘Disdainful’ Badenoch thinks fixing church roofs is beneath her Evening Standard22:36 22-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch’s Tory shadow business secretary enjoyed skiing and BAFTAs freebies The Mirror19:08 22-Mar-25
Outrage as Kemi Badenoch claims top rate £4k council tax on expenses The Mirror19:07 22-Mar-25
‘Underwhelming’ Badenoch finds her feet - but Tory prospects are still miserable i News06:20 22-Mar-25
Russell Findlay claims SNP should review net zero target to avoid 'economic sabotage' The Scotsman06:02 22-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch makes dire local elections prediction for the Tories The London Economic18:16 21-Mar-25
Is Boris Johnson … back? New Statesman16:32 21-Mar-25
Tory frontbencher defies Kemi Badenoch by hinting there Will be a deal with Reform - and… MailOnline15:00 21-Mar-25
Humiliation for Kemi Badenoch after senior Tory MP backs Tory-Reform pact Left Foot Forward12:52 21-Mar-25
Ed Miliband takes apart Kemi Badenoch’s Net Zero claim in under a minute Left Foot Forward11:41 21-Mar-25
Ed Miliband Slaps Down Kemi Badenoch's Net Zero Claim With 1 Key Reminder HuffPost (UK)09:11 21-Mar-25
Badenoch in fresh clash with Farage over push to reinstate postponed elections i News06:22 21-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch is wrong about net zero - but she is right to centre living standards in the debate BusinessGreen00:15 21-Mar-25
In the last month
Kemi Badenoch expecting Conservatives to lose seats at local elections ITV17:18 20-Mar-25
Mitsubishi Electric reaction to Badenoch net zero statement Building Talk17:05 20-Mar-25
Saffron Walden campaigners condemn MP's support for international aid cuts Saffron Walden Reporter, Essex16:07 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch grilled on council cuts as she gives elections speech in Bucks town Bucks Free Press15:48 20-Mar-25
Havas agency defends hosting Kemi Badenoch’s speech scrapping net zero 2050 target Campaign15:44 20-Mar-25
Premier League stars 'to be deported' under 'ludicrous' Tory immigration plan The Mirror15:36 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch launches Tory local elections campaign with a series of excuses as to why it will … Left Foot Forward15:31 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch launches 'lower taxes' pledge in area facing biggest Tory tax hike The Mirror15:07 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch Keeps Expectations Exceptionally Low With Bleak Forecast At Tory Local Election… HuffPost (UK)13:32 20-Mar-25
Badenoch makes bleak local elections prediction - as Farage mocks 'comical' new slogan Sky News13:10 20-Mar-25
'Vote Labour, get trash,' warns Kemi Badenoch as she admits local elections will be 'extremely difficult' for Tories LBC News12:56 20-Mar-25
Politics ‘not show business’, Badenoch warns at Tory local elections launch City AM12:34 20-Mar-25
Badenoch warns Tories of difficult local elections BBC12:23 20-Mar-25
Tories facing ‘extremely difficult’ local elections, Badenoch warns Evening Standard11:53 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch vows 'lower taxes, better services' at Tory local election campaign launch as she … MailOnline11:30 20-Mar-25
Badenoch v Farage: I'm a Celeb slapdown Sky News07:50 20-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch to pledge better services with Tory local elections launch The Irish News22:34 19-Mar-25
Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050 Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:48 19-Mar-25
Starmer looked scared of Badenoch at PMQs The Spectator16:56 19-Mar-25
Sir Keir Starmer refuses to rule out income tax rise in Spring Statement The Mirror16:06 19-Mar-25
PMQs verdict: Keir Starmer’s strengths and vulnerabilities were on show Politics.co.uk15:48 19-Mar-25
What went wrong for Kemi Badenoch? New Statesman15:02 19-Mar-25
Badenoch caught Starmer out at PMQs The Spectator14:12 19-Mar-25
Income tax personal allowance increase fears as PM says nothing Plymouth Live14:04 19-Mar-25
PMQs review: Diane Abbott rails against Keir Starmer New Statesman14:01 19-Mar-25
Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax Evening Standard13:49 19-Mar-25
‘Heaven Forbid’: Starmer Goads Tories After Badenoch’s Failed Dig About Returning To Power HuffPost (UK)13:27 19-Mar-25
Keir Starmer roasts Kemi Badenoch at PMQs Left Foot Forward13:25 19-Mar-25
Tim Knox: How can we afford to increase defence spending? Reverse Whitehall failure ConservativeHome13:09 19-Mar-25
Keir Starmer rejects Tory demand to exempt hospices from 'jobs tax' rise in PMQs clash with… MailOnline12:49 19-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch tears into 'reality TV star' Nigel Farage as she mocks Reform civil war and… MailOnline10:27 19-Mar-25
The Rics comments on the Leader of the Opposition Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch’s speech on Net Zero Building Design & Construction Magazine08:44 19-Mar-25
Badenoch urged to make more use of regional media HoldtheFrontPage07:17 19-Mar-25
Badenoch offers a reality check to the Net Zero zealots ConservativeHome07:00 19-Mar-25
Patrick English: When it comes to policy renewal the Conservatives have space to think, but not … ConservativeHome06:33 19-Mar-25
Badenoch backs gas boilers during ‘anti-Net Zero’ speech The Negotiator Magazine05:51 19-Mar-25
Badenoch hits out at ‘celebrity’ Farage as she scraps Tory net zero 2050 pledge Evening Standard23:25 18-Mar-25
Factcheck: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK’s net-zero goal Carbon Brief20:18 18-Mar-25
Energy expert: Kemi Badenoch's net zero claim 'total rubbish' The National, Scotland19:32 18-Mar-25
Kemi’s on a kill mission – and net zero is her target i News19:07 18-Mar-25
May hits back at Badenoch, saying net zero by 2050 ‘challenging but achievable’ The Irish News18:38 18-Mar-25
Energy sector condemns Conservative Party’s reevaluation of net zero 2050 target New Civil Engineer18:05 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch attacked for 'killing growth' after axing Tory net-zero pledge i News17:22 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch drops Tory support for 2050 net zero target—but what comes next? LBC News16:42 18-Mar-25
Video: Kemi Badenoch thinks she's started a journey - a ruthless party may soon have other ideas Sky News16:24 18-Mar-25
Climate action will make British people 'more secure', says UK envoy, after Badenoch claimed it would hit living… Sky News15:24 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch is wrong - Net zero by 2050 is difficult, it's not impossible BusinessGreen15:07 18-Mar-25
Miliband accuses Tories of ‘Wacky Races’ approach as he defends net zero agenda Evening Standard14:54 18-Mar-25
Kemi’s speech pulls negative reactions Energy Live News14:44 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch absent from government statement on welfare reform The London Economic14:36 18-Mar-25
Badenoch has 'torn up the consensus' on net zero ITV13:48 18-Mar-25
What is Kemi Badenoch’s Lib Dem strategy? New Statesman13:38 18-Mar-25
Badenoch backpedals on Tories' own climate goals Morning Star13:37 18-Mar-25
You can’t meet net zero targets when they don’t exist Environment Journal12:59 18-Mar-25
2050 target impossible says Badenoch Energy Live News12:53 18-Mar-25
Nigel Lawson would have been delighted with Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Net Zero Scepticism’ The Global Warming Policy Foundation12:48 18-Mar-25
Badenoch’s first new policy shows her party is a long way from power The Independent12:16 18-Mar-25
'The price will be electoral oblivion': Green groups respond to Kemi Badenoch's attack on net zero targets BusinessGreen12:14 18-Mar-25
Badenoch says ‘get real’ on net zero and declares 2050 target ‘impossible’ Evening Standard12:04 18-Mar-25
Badenoch drops 'impossible' 2050 net zero goal as she says target 'risks energy security and drives up bills' LBC News11:37 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch says Britain must 'get real' and scrap 'impossible' Net Zero 2050 target to avoid … MailOnline11:13 18-Mar-25
Ex-Tory minister leads backlash against Badenoch over net zero retreat The Independent10:28 18-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch humiliated by protestors during speech praising Thatcher Left Foot Forward10:25 18-Mar-25
Why Kemi Badenoch is abandoning Net Zero The Spectator09:24 18-Mar-25
Ditch 'impossible' Net Zero target before it bankrupts us: Kemi Badenoch prepares to opens… MailOnline09:01 18-Mar-25
Meeting UK net zero targets “impossible,” Badenoch warns Energy Voice07:50 18-Mar-25
Who could succeed Kemi Badenoch? New Statesman06:10 18-Mar-25
Ex-council leader’s resignation letter blasts Conservative Party Lancashire Telegraph05:14 18-Mar-25
UK net zero target by 2050 is ‘impossible’ without bankrupting Britain, says Kemi Badenoch LBC News01:03 18-Mar-25
Tory backlash as Badenoch says net zero by 2050 is 'impossible' i News00:42 18-Mar-25
Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch BBC22:57 17-Mar-25
UK target to reach net zero by 2050 'impossible', Badenoch says Sky News22:47 17-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch under fire from Tories after claim net zero by 2050 is 'impossible' The Mirror22:46 17-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch Says Achieving Net Zero By 2050 Is 'Impossible' HuffPost (UK)22:42 17-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch is set to ditch legal commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050, claiming hitting the… MailOnline22:40 17-Mar-25
Tory green group rejects Badenoch’s claim that net zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’ Evening Standard22:39 17-Mar-25
Badenoch: Tory ‘policy renewal’ to confront problems with net zero and energy Evening Standard22:39 17-Mar-25
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050 Yahoo! UK & Ireland22:38 17-Mar-25
'A mistake': Kemi Badenoch slammed over decision to drop support for UK net zero target BusinessGreen22:31 17-Mar-25
Badenoch lays claim to Thatcher’s legacy The Spectator19:09 17-Mar-25
Kemi Badenoch speech is halted twice as eco-campaigners who want to 'abolish billionaires' are… MailOnline19:07 17-Mar-25

      
            
      
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Latest news on the Conservative Party leadership, including updates on Kemi Badenoch's leadership of the Conservative Party after she was elected leader in 2024.

The 2024 Conservative Party leadership election marked a significant turning point in British politics, following the party's historic defeat in the July general election. Kemi Badenoch emerged victorious on 2 November 2024, securing 56.5% of party members' votes against Robert Jenrick's 43.5%, making her the first Black leader of any major UK political party and the fourth female Conservative leader.

The contest began after Rishi Sunak announced his resignation following the Conservatives' worst electoral defeat in modern history, which reduced the party to just 121 seats. Six candidates initially entered the race: Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel, Mel Stride, and Tom Tugendhat. Through four rounds of MP voting, the field was narrowed to Badenoch and Jenrick for the final membership ballot.

The leadership race featured significant moments, including a crucial Conservative Party Conference in late September that served as a 'beauty parade' for candidates. James Cleverly's surprise elimination in the final MPs' ballot, despite being considered a frontrunner, highlighted the unpredictable nature of the contest. The campaign also saw substantial financial investment, with Jenrick raising £480,000 and Badenoch £422,500.

This election followed a period of unprecedented Conservative Party turmoil, with Badenoch becoming the fifth Conservative leader in just over two years, following Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak. The party's internal dynamics were further complicated by speculation about potential defections to Reform UK and concerns about maintaining unity after the general election defeat.

Our NewsNow feed provides comprehensive coverage of the Conservative Party's transition under Badenoch's leadership, including analysis from political experts, reactions from party members, and implications for British politics. Stay informed about policy developments, shadow cabinet appointments, and the party's strategy as it adapts to its new role in opposition.

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