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Kemi Badenoch, during her keynote speech at the Tory annual conference in Birmingham, criticized the Labour Government's policies as part of a broader tax-cutting agenda. She plans to argue that high taxes are unsustainable and harmful to economic growth, contrasting this with Labour’s proposals such as nationalizing water companies and seizing properties from landlords who fail to maintain their homes adequately. Badenoch also announced intentions to cut inheritance tax and lower employer national insurance rates for younger workers. The speech aims to rally the Conservative Party around a platform that emphasizes personal ownership over government intervention in economic matters.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party in the UK, is set to deliver a keynote speech at her party's annual conference in Birmingham. The speech will frame the upcoming general election as a "battle for the soul of the nation," highlighting ideological differences with Labour under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Badenoch plans to accuse Labour of wanting to reverse economic policies that failed in the past and presiding over what she calls a "tax doom loop" that is making everyone poorer.
Badenoch will argue that government should focus on core responsibilities like defense, borders, public order, and essential infrastructure, while allowing individuals more autonomy. She intends to present her party as fighting against excessive taxation and for economic growth. The Conservatives have already pledged £10 billion towards a UK air defense system and proposed reducing employer National Insurance contributions for workers aged 21 to 24.
In the speech, Badenoch will also announce cutting inheritance tax rates on estates worth more than £325,000, reflecting her party's commitment to reducing taxes. The Conservatives are currently trailing both Labour and Reform UK in opinion polls, making this a crucial moment for them to rally support ahead of the next election.
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In her keynote speech to the Tory annual conference in Birmingham, Mrs Badenoch was due to say that her party will fight a “battle for the soul of the nation” at the next election centred on tax-cutting promises.
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party → say → promises
Ahead of Mrs Badenoch’s speech, her deputy Alex Burghart told Times Radio: “There's a view on the Left, which is basically that everything you've got is up for grabs by the taxman, and we're just arguing about what they're going to take next.”
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they → tell → what
But with the tax burden at a historic high, Mrs Badenoch was set to warn that “something is going to break” without better economic growth in Britain.
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She accused Mr Burnham’s Government of wanting to “wind back the clock to failed ideas of the past” after he unveiled plans to put water companies into public ownership and for landlords to face having their homes seized if they rent them out in dismal condition.
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they → accuse → condition
Laying out very contrasting policies, Mrs Badenoch’s Tories have proposed halving employer national insurance for workers aged between 21 to 24.
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Tories → lay → 24
In her speech on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch was also due to announce a cut to the 40% rate of inheritance tax which applies to an estate’s value worth more than £325,000, according to the Times.
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She was set to tell the Tory faithful at the annual rally: “Conference, there is a fight coming in British politics.
“A fight that we have not seen in this country for more than half a century.
“It will be a battle for the soul of this nation.”
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Mrs Badenoch will pitch the Tories, who are behind Labour and narrowly trailing Reform UK in opinion polls, as the party “fighting again for the belief that what people earn belongs to them, not Government”.
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earn → pitch → Government
Mrs Badenoch has sought to distil her key guiding principles in a booklet published on Sunday, arguing that Government should be strong only in areas in which “the state is required” such as “defence, borders, public order, the rule of law and essential infrastructure”.
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Titled The Right Way and inspired by a similar document setting out the tenets of Thatcherism in the 1970s called The Right Approach, it says wealth must be “created before it can be distributed” and governments “restrained where people are better placed to decide for themselves”.
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people → title → themselves
Commenting ahead of Mrs Badenoch’s speech, Labour chairwoman Bridget Phillipson said the Conservatives have not “learned a single lesson” since their election defeat in 2024.
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Conservatives → comment → 2024
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