Kemi Badenoch has vowed to never join forces with Nigel Farage’s “woke” Reform UK despite the Tories’ sinking polling.
“A lot of people don’t understand, you know, the word ‘woke’ is used to mean many things,” the Conservative leader said, when asked what the distinguishing factor was between her party and Reform.
Mrs Badenoch said the populist party was “all about grievance” and insisted on “demonising” large portions of society.
She explained: “When I talk about woke, I talk about people who [think] it’s all grievance. It’s victim narratives. People are doing this to us.”
The North West Essex MP further declared the Tories are refusing to strike a deal with the party of her defected colleagues, Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman.
She ruled out both pre-election and post-election agreements, insisting either deal would result in a “stitch-up”.
“So I just say no to everything, and the reason why is because people who talk about deals are usually not thinking about the public — they’re just thinking about how they can get jobs themselves,” she said, speaking to Ed Balls on the Political Currency podcast.
In the latest YouGov polling, the Conservative dropped two points, just three points behind Labour and four behind Mr Farage.
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‘Pretty sad!’ Zack Polanski BACKS Cambridge professor who quit over plagiarism row
Zack Polanski has thrown his weight behind a Cambridge professor who quit after being engulfed in a plagiarism row.
The university’s youngest black professor, Jason Arday has been hit with allegations he plagiarised his PhD thesis and other written work.
After the lecturer resigned, Mr Polanski said: “I think the whole affair sounds pretty sad.
“Again, I think it would be good, actually, if the (university) investigation still was carried out, because I think it would be good to know the truth,” the Green Party leader said.
“And ultimately, I think these things should be about fair process and transparency rather than trial by media.”
Ed Miliband manages to avoid White House dressing-down for labelling Donald Trump ‘racist idiot’
Ed Miliband managed to escape a dressing down by Marco Rubio on Wednesday over his past remarks about Donald Trump.
The new Foreign Secretary visited Washington DC for the first time in his new role for talks with the Secretary of State – and revealed his comments about the President “didn’t come up”.
Mr Miliband had earlier ignored questions about whether he still thought Mr Trump was an “idiot, a racist and a misogynist” as he shook hands with Mr Rubio.
He simply said he was looking forward to the pair’s meeting.
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Reform UK will jail bosses who employ illegal migrants under radical ‘Deliveroo Law’
Reform UK will jail bosses who employ illegal migrant workers if it wins the next General Election.
In an assault on “soft-touch Britain”, the party is pledging to bring in what it calls “the harshest penalties in the world” for anyone who employs illegal migrants.
Firms would face fines worth 10 per cent of their global revenues under the proposals.
While CEOs and directors would face prison sentences under Nigel Farage’s future Government.
The policy has been dubbed “The Deliveroo Law”, a reference to how illegal migrants have been using delivery apps to earn money in the UK.
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