Conservative Leadership Profile: Kemi Badenoch
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10/25/24
•27m
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This is a bonus episode profiling one of the final two candidates in the Conservative leadership election, Kemi Badenoch.
Adam and Alex speak to Fraser Nelson, former editor of The Spectator, who has known Kemi Badenoch for years since they were colleagues at The Spectator. They find out how her childhood in Nigeria and moving to the UK aged 16 influenced her political views, why she’s unafraid of courting controversy and what her pitch to Conservative members is.
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October 25, 2024
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This is a bonus episode profiling one of the final two candidates in the Conservative leadership election, Robert Jenrick.
Adam and Alex speak to Mark Spencer, former MP for Sherwood who has known Robert Jenrick since 2014 and as MPs for neighbouring constituencies. They discuss how Robert Jenrick became an MP after defeating UKIP in the 2014 Newark by-election, how he became the ‘first millennial cabinet minister’ under Boris Johnson and how he’s rebranded for this leadership contest.
You can listen to the profile of Kemi Badenoch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k058cc
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