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Who is the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch? That depends on your perspective

The Guardian speaks to five people who have got to know Badenoch in Whitehall, parliament and on social occasions

The Guardian - UK

Police assessing fresh sexual assault claim against Alex Salmond

POLICE are investigating a fresh allegation of sexual assault against Alex Salmond.

The National (Scotland)

SNP 'considering' reversing Winter Fuel Payment cut, minister says

THE SNP are “considering” whether to reverse a Westminster cut to pensioners’ winter support payments, a minister has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

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Partygate scandal was ‘overblown’, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch said the Government should not have criminalised ‘everyday activities’ during the Covid pandemic.

Evening Standard

Labour MP says she faces racist abuse almost every day

Satvir Kaur has been in public office for more than a decade but said the abuse has escalated since she became MP for Southampton Test.

Evening Standard

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

Rachel Reeves said she had been ‘wrong’ because she did not ‘know everything’ about the state of the public finances.

Evening Standard

Budget and Badenoch: how two historic moments will redraw battle lines in British politics

Rachel Reeves’s high-spending budget and the new ‘culture warrior’ Tory leader mark sharp divide between government and opposition

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Kemi Badenoch to name shadow cabinet within days

Kemi Badenoch is understood to want her top team in place by Tuesday, after her leadership election victory on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Labour MP shares post 'saying Kemi Badenoch is blackface of white supremacy’

Labour MP sparks criticism after sharing post calling Ms Badenoch 'white supremacy in blackface' before leadership result

Evening Standard

Labour challenges Badenoch to back billions for public services and tax rises

Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: a bold budget that’s the right response to years of neglect

Rachel Reeves’s spending plans signal a welcome break with the past and underline the scale of the challenges facing Britain

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch’s first task as Tory leader: say sorry to the people for her party’s failings

The Conservatives will only be taken seriously when they are honest about their multiple mistakes in government

The Guardian - UK

Rule change makes it harder for Tories to ditch leader

The chairman of the 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, said he expected the rule change to mean there were no ‘problems in that regard ever’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in

The new Conservative leader faces an almost impossible mission to take the party back to power

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

UK Government condemned for keeping children in poverty by not axing two-child cap

THE UK Government has been condemned by the SNP for the “conscious” and “calculated political decision” to keep children in poverty…

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch becomes first black woman to lead major European party

The MP is also the fourth woman to lead the Conservative Party after Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Liz Truss.

The Independent UK

Tory membership at lowest level on record, leadership results show

Barely 95,000 out of 131,680 Tory members voted in this year’s leadership election.

The Guardian - UK

Hard to overstate challenges Kemi Badenoch faces as leader of the opposition

There are questions over whether new Tory leader can rebuild a splintered party, or even piece together a worthy shadow cabinet

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Evening Standard

Scottish parties weigh in on Kemi Badenoch’s election as Tory leader

She was welcomed by her Conservative colleagues across the UK, but other Scottish parties warned that her election is a move towards the far-right.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch takes on ‘tough but simple’ task after winning Tory leadership

The North West Essex MP became the first black woman to be elected as the leader of a major UK political party.

The Guardian - UK

From a childhood in Nigeria to Tory leader: the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch

The woman who now leads the Conservative party was born in London, but growing up in west Africa shaped the politician she would become, writes Sunder Katwala

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch's Tory leader appointment 'signifies party's lurch further right'

KEMI Badenoch’s appointment as the new Tory leader signifies Conservative's “lurch further to the far-right” with the party determined to…

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch’s first speech as Conservative Party leader in full

Ms Badenoch defeated Robert Jenrick to become the new leader of the Tories.

The Independent UK

What will be the top issues facing Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservatives?

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.

Evening Standard

Three ex-Cabinet ministers rule out joining Kemi Badenoch's Tory front bench team

Steve Barclay has become the latest prominent figure to rule himself out

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