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Kemi Badenoch

Why now? Kemi Badenoch is in the news because she is leading the Conservative Party at its annual conference, with outlets assessing her standing and the party's direction.

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In 30 seconds

  • Badenoch is at the Conservative conference, where coverage says she is stronger than a year ago.
  • BBC says she has cemented her image and wants to put the party back on the big stage.
  • Commentary is split: a Guardian columnist and editorial question the party's purpose and the 'Keminaissance'.

Since this morning

  1. Badenoch returns to Conservative conference much stronger than a year ago

Catch me up

In 20 seconds
  1. On 2 October, BBC Politics reported that the Tories aim to be election-ready ahead of the party conference.
  2. On 2 October, a Guardian editorial called the Conservatives a party still searching for a purpose.
  3. On 3 October, the BBC and Guardian described Badenoch as stronger, while a Guardian columnist rejected the 'Keminaissance'.

Where things stand

As of 3 October, Badenoch's conference appearance is under way, with coverage and opinion on her leadership still developing.

The stories behind it

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Conservative leader Badenoch approval ratings improve Detected · 1 report · 1 source · latest 2 hr ago
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