Guardian Politics Weekly

Why Kemi Badenoch embraces being the leader of the ‘nasty party’

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Kemi Badenoch is kicking off Conservative party conference with a little bounce in her step and her personal poll ratings improved. But critics will say that as she embraces the nasty party accusations she is at risk of alienating some core Tory voters. Can she bring her party back to being the main opposition to the government?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
5 Oct English United Kingdom News

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