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Kemi Badenoch: “Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me…”

On the recordJune 4, 2026
Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me on is that we need to bring common sense back, and that is what we should all be fighting for.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for common sense in policing after a tragedy.

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