Can Kemi Badenoch save the Tories with Thatcherism 2.0?
Conference season is in full swing - and this week, it unfolded across two very different political stages.
In Birmingham, the Conservatives came to town. As Kemi Badenoch continues to win strong approval ratings - despite the Conservatives struggling to recover from their 2024 defeat - her conference speech doubled down on a classic Tory pitch: a smaller state, lower taxes, and a return to economic aspiration. Cleo, a veteran of Tory conferences, breaks down the mood in Birmingham and weighs up whether Badenoch’s promises add up.
Meanwhile, in Brighton, the Greens held their largest…
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