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Kemi Badenoch: “Devolution is a process. It's not a religion which we should worship. This is a process. If a process isn't working, how…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2026
Devolution is a process. It's not a religion which we should worship. This is a process. If a process isn't working, how can you improve the process rather than just say 'the process is there, there's nothing we can do'. We are about solutions.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Commenting on the nature of devolution.

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