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On the recordJune 3, 2026
For all of those who are putting ourselves up to be prime minister in this country, we should be acting like statesmen and women, not acting like rabble-rousers. We don’t need rage. We need courage and bravery and cool heads, not anger and whipping people up.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Response to Nigel Farage's comments on Henry Nowak's murder.

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