Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PABadenoch came top, with 42 of the 120 MP votes available, closely followed by Jenrick with 41. However, Tory MPs appear to have decided that party members would prefer a more ideological candidate who can turn the page on the past 14 years more convincingly than the former home secretary. At party conference, Jenrick was ridiculed for the apparently unevidenced claim that British special forces were “killing rather than capturing terrorists” because of “human rights laws”. Throughout the campaign, Jenrick, who is backing Donald Trump in next month’s US election, has espoused what Peter calls “Trump-adjacent” views on migration. What Badenoch offersView image in fullscreen Kemi Badenoch makes a speech during the Conservative party conference.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2024 10:01 UTC