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Kemi Badenoch: “I don’t want to live in a country run by people who threaten journalists, call veterans traitors and debate whether my…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
I don’t want to live in a country run by people who threaten journalists, call veterans traitors and debate whether my mixed-race children are English.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Badenoch's speech at the Conservative conference.

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