Kemi Badenoch Launches Conservative Leadership Campaign

Kemi Badenoch, a leading candidate for the Conservative Party leadership, has criticized her party for governing in a manner akin to Labour, stating they 'talked right but governed left'. During her campaign launch, she emphasized the need for the Conservatives to shift towards a smaller state and focus on effective governance. Badenoch highlighted the party's failure to articulate a clear vision, attributing their recent electoral defeat to a lack of principled leadership. She also addressed immigration, advocating for a nuanced approach rather than a cap, which she believes does not resolve underlying issues. Other leadership contenders, including Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly, have echoed calls for a return to traditional Conservative values. Badenoch's campaign, titled 'Renewal 2030', aims to prepare the party for future challenges and regain public trust.