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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, began her party's annual conference in Birmingham by pledging to transform it into a "common sense" party. She highlighted new plans focusing on tightening welfare, expanding prison capacity, and providing free childcare for higher-earning parents. Addressing concerns that these policies harken back to the "nasty party" era, Badenoch asserted that her approach aligns with old-school conservative values emphasizing personal responsibility and rewarding hard work.
Badenoch published a 95-page document titled “The Right Way,” outlining principles for future governance should the Tories win the next election. She referenced Margaret Thatcher's seminal work from 1976, "The Right Approach," noting that it paved the way for her party’s 18-year rule starting in 1979.
Meanwhile, Russell Findlay, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, denounced calls for independence at the conference, warning they pose a significant threat to national security. He criticized SNP First Minister John Swinney's recent summit with Sinn Féin as an act that undermines the UK and aligns Scotland with adversaries like Russia and Iran. Findlay argued such actions make Britain less safe in an already volatile world.
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Mrs Badenoch cast her party as a “new” Conservative outfit to that which lost the last election, as she opened its annual gathering in Birmingham.
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she → cast → Birmingham
Mrs Badenoch’s 95-page document, called “The Right Way”, similarly lays out her own basis for how a future Conservative government would act should it seize power.
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it → call → power
Speaking at the opening of the party conference in Birmingham, Mrs Badenoch said: “When we win the next election, and we will, we are going to need to hit the ground running.
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we → speak → ground
“We will need to be ready from day one, having already shown people what kind of government we are going to be, and that is why today I have published The Right Way.”
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I → need → Way
Referring to ex-prime minister Baroness Thatcher’s The Right Approach, a document published in 1976, Mrs Badenoch said: “We governed for 18 years after that, because we started with the right foundations, and we are going to do the same again.”
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we → refer → same
Mrs Badenoch said the late Sir Alex Younger, a former head of MI6, had spoken to the Conservative Parliamentary Party in February, and advised them to set out tenets for governing to avoid entering power in future without an agenda.
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Younger → say → agenda
A major line of thought throughout Mrs Badenoch’s new political bible appears to be that government should not spread its resources too thinly, but should be strong in the areas in which “the state is required”: defence, borders, public order, the rule of law and essential infrastructure.
“There is always an emergency.
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state → appear → law
There is always a good reason to spend government money or time on something, but we don’t have unlimited resources.
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we → be → resources
Government is about making tough choices, deciding how you will spread your resources, what you are going to focus your time on,” Mrs Badenoch told the conference.
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Badenoch → make → conference
The “fundamental analysis” at the heart of the document is that government needs to create the conditions for economic growth, and then get out of the way to allow businesses “the freedom to grow our economy”, the Tory leader added.
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leader → need → economy
The document also acknowledges failures in the approach of previous Conservative governments to net zero, immigration and how Brexit was delivered.
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Brexit → acknowledge → zero
The Tory leader sought to offer a foil to the Prime Minister, who has described his offer to the electorate as underpinned by a “clear theory” of economic growth.
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who → seek → growth
She disagreed, and suggested Mr Burnham’s promises will “all come to nought”.
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promises → disagree → nought
The Tory leader added: “Keir Starmer didn’t have a plan.
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Starmer → add → plan
That’s why he’s gone.
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he → ’ → ?
“Andy Burnham doesn’t have one either and that is why I know the announcements he is making will all come to nought.
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he → have → nought
“We have to be different, different from Labour, and different from the party we were two years ago.”
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we → have → party
Heading into the conference, the Tories have announced plans to build 50,000 new prison places, and axe the upper limit for 30 days’ free childcare a week, so wealthy parents can access the offer.
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parents → head → offer
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