Political Quotes

Kemi Badenoch

The Public Record

Oct 7, 2026

Only the Conservatives will fight properly for our Union.

thenational.scot
Oct 7, 2026

Conference, I told you that we have a fight on our hands. There are separatists running not just Scotland, but Wales and Northern Ireland too.

thenational.scot
Oct 7, 2026

We will review the Scotland Act and consider withdrawing powers if it would ensure better governance of the UK.

thenational.scot
Oct 7, 2026

I’m very sad that you’re looking at this in crude electoral terms. That’s how we’ve all got into this problem where we keep thinking about winning elections rather than thinking about what works.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

Your viewers will know that sometimes you have a football team that’s disappointing. There’s a new captain, there’s a new coach, there’s a new owner, effectively – which is all me.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

I’m proud of my country. I’m proud of our history, all that we have done, and all that we will do in the world.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

I don’t want to explain to my son when we’re watching our brilliant England team play football that some people don’t think our black players are English.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

People deserve better and we are going to give them better than that: character, conduct and standards matter.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

We have changed our party. There is still a lot of work to do.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

I believe the people who work hard and save should be rewarded for that effort.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

My ambition is to abolish inheritance tax altogether, as soon as we can afford it.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK.

bbc.co.uk
Oct 7, 2026

We're adapting and updating our policy so that it works for the problems they have today.

bbc.co.uk
Oct 7, 2026

I want to get this economy growing, I want to make the country richer, I want to stop the boats, we've got a plan on borders, we've got a plan on welfare, we've got a plan on defence and bringing energy costs down.

bbc.co.uk
Oct 7, 2026

If you want Conservative, you have to vote Conservative. I have said we'd have another election if there was no overall majority.

bbc.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

It is lazy. It is lazy thinking from somebody who has run out of ideas and wants to refight the battles of the past.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

Andy Burnham is living in the past. I wasn’t even an MP when we voted to leave the European Union. I voted Leave. The country voted Leave. And what they want politicians to do is make it work rather than still trying to go back into the EU.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

I don’t think Labour has been good for London and the people of London will be voting whether it’s Conservatives or Labour, not on Brexit.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

The country voted, as did many people in London as well.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

That is why today we are announcing Britannia Shield: a new national missile-and-drone defence system to protect the whole United Kingdom, our sovereign territories and British bases overseas.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

At 8am yesterday, he sent me a message saying, ‘Great outfit, great speech, no need to reply.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

What I’m not going to do is lie to your listeners just so I can get votes. I tell the truth and I say the triple lock is our policy and we’re keeping it.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

You’ll have to speak to the newspapers about that. I called it the Britannia Shield.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

That’s not what the Conservative Party is about. The Conservative Party is about uniting people.

independent.co.uk
Oct 6, 2026

I am tired of identity politics, where people keep putting other people into boxes. I think it just creates more division.

independent.co.uk

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