Kemi Badenoch has issued a warning that Britain “must draw a line” as she speaks out on the Manchester terror attack on Thursday.
Referencing the recent pro-Palestine Action protests across the UK, the Tory Party leader said we “will not stand for it anymore”.
Addressing delegates at the Conservative Party conference, Mrs Badenoch said: “On Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, Jews take time for introspection, to ask themselves where have we gone wrong in the past and what do we need to do to be better in the future?
“These are questions we need to ask ourselves as a nation. Extremism has gone unchecked. You see it manifest in the shameful behaviour on the streets of our cities, protests which are in fact carnivals of hatred directed at the Jewish homeland.
“You hear it in the slogan, you hear it in ‘from the river to the sea’, as if the homes, the lives of millions of Jewish people should be erased, you hear it in ‘globalise the intifada’, which means nothing at all if it doesn’t mean targeting Jewish people for violence.
“We have tolerated this in our country for too long and we have tolerated the radical Islamist ideology that seeks to threaten not only Jews but all of us of all faiths and none who want to live in peace. So the message from this conference, from this party, from every decent and right-thinking person in this country must be that we will not stand for it any more. We cannot import and tolerate values hostile to our own.
“We must now draw a line and say that in Britain you can think what you like and within the bounds of the law you can say what you like but you have no right to turn our streets into theatres of intimidation and we will not let you do so any more.”
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Nigel Farage claims 'more people joined Reform in past 24 hours than watched Kemi's speech'
Nigel Farage has issued a major swipe at Kemi Badenoch over the number of people who watched her speech.
Nigel Farage wrote on X: "More people have joined Reform in the past 24 hours than were in the room for Kemi’s conference speech."
According to the latest figures, Reform membership currently sits at 258,209 with it being understood to have sat around 250,000 around the end of the Labour party conference.
'Identity politics is a trap' Kemi Badenoch brands Labour and Reform as 'two sides of the same coin'
Kemi Badenoch branded Labour and Reform as 'two sides of the same coin'
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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, branded Labour and Reform as "two sides of the same coin".
She added: "Both deal in grievance, both divide our country into tribes and labels, and I am saying no, no to division and no to identity politics.
"What Britain needs is national unity. I am black, I am a woman, I am a Conservative and I know that identity politics is a trap. It reduces people to categories and pits them against each other. But I am more than black, female and even Conservative. I am British.
"I am British as we all are, my children are British and I will not tell anyone on the Left to tell them that they belong in a different category or anyone on the Right to tell them that they belong in a different country.
"Yes, Britain is a multi-racial country, that is part of our modern story, but it must never become a multicultural country where shared values dissolve, loyalty fragments and we ferment the homegrown terrorism that we saw on the streets of Manchester this week. Nations cannot survive on diversity alone.
"We need a strong common culture, rooted in our history, our language, our institutions and our belief in liberty under the law. That is what holds us together and that is why borders matter, why numbers matter but most of all why culture matters.
"Who comes here, why they come and why they contribute. That is how we protect the inheritance that the generations that came before us fought for and died for."
'Next Conservative manifesto will contain our commitment to leave the ECHR', Kemi Badenoch confirms
Kemi Badenoch said that the "place to start” when securing Britain's borders was the ECHR.
"What should be shields to defend the vulnerable have instead become swords to target democratic decisions and frustrate common sense. This isn’t just damaging our security, it’s also damaging our prosperity."
She added: “None of us had a problem with the rights in the original charter [...] The problems stem from how it has been enforced and how its meaning has been twisted and changed. Today is it used as a block on deportations, a weapon against veterans and a barrier to sentencing and public order.
"Labour pretend it can be fixed. But when a group of nine European countries led by Italy recently pushed for reforms of the court, the Labour Government did not support them. It did not even try.
"Our human rights lawyer Prime Minister and his good friend the Attorney General, an Attorney General who likened those of us questioning ECHR membership to Nazis, will never fix this problem.”
Hailing Lord Wolfson’s review into the ECHR, Kemi Badenoch said: “To me and the shadow cabinet, the resulting policy decision is also clear. We must leave the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act.
"I want you to know that the next Conservative manifesto will contain our commitment to leave. Leaving the convention is a necessary step but it is not enough on its own to achieve our goals.”
The Tory leader added: "This is the only way to end spurious claims from immigrants with spurious lawyers and excuses. This is the only way to allow the next British government, a Conservative government, to deliver a British borders plan in full."
The Tory's will take a systemic approach, says Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch told the conference: "We may be in Manchester, but the theme of economic responsibility will run through this conference like the words in a stick of Blackpool rock.”
She added: "It is stronger borders that I want to talk to you about today. I was elected leader because I promised to renew this party and our policies. So we can win the next election and then rewire the state to make it work for people again. We are not interested in superficial fixes.
"Instead we are taking a systemic approach, answering the difficult questions that others avoid [...] It’s the rigorous, practical conservative way and on so many questions the answers come back to the same thing.
"Why is it that every time we try to build anything in this country we have to spend millions of pounds on paperwork and still get bogged down in litigation? Why are protesters allowed to block roads and disrupt lives time and time again?
"Why are our veterans relentlessly chased through the courts by activist lawyers? Why couldn’t we deport those foreign nationals who raped girls in communities across the UK? Why do we still allow them to remain in the very same towns where their victims live? Why?”
Kemi Badenoch: ‘Britain is crying out for stronger borders’
Kemi Badenoch told the conference: "[Britons] are crying out for a stronger economy where hard work is rewarded and everyone has a chance to get on, for stronger borders where we control those who come here and can remove those with no right to stay.
"This is our political DNA as Conservatives. It is our job to prove to the country that we are the only party who can deliver it."
Kemi Badenoch admits Tories have made mistakes - 'We failed to bring the numbers down and stop the boats'
Kemi Badenoch has admitted that her party didn’t get it right during the last Government.
The Conservative Party leader said: "If we take pride in what we got right, we have to face up to what we got wrong.
"People won’t listen to us again until we show them we have learnt from our mistakes and changed.
"We’ve got to do this and we’ve got to do it properly. What have we learnt?
"That you can’t have a Budget that has £150billion of spending giveaways and billions more in tax cuts without saying where the money is coming from.
"We have to show that we have learnt from the policy mistake of letting bureaucrats decide the immigration system.
"We failed to bring the numbers down and stop the boats... Yes we tried, but put simply we didn’t achieve enough.
"After years of responsible and effective Government our mistakes on the economy and on immigration lost us the trust and confidence of the public.
"So we start this week saying we have learnt and we will never mistake the financial irresponsibility of spending commitments without saying where the money is coming from.
"Never again, conference. This week we will set out how we have changed, how we will be different and most of all how we will make a difference."
'No right to turn our streets into the theatres of intimidation' says Kemi Badenoch as she addresses antisemitism in Britain
Kemi Badenoch has condemned antisemitism in Britain following the attack on a Jewish community in Manchester
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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Tory party, has condemned antisemitism in Britain following the attack on a Jewish community in Manchester.
She described the terror attack as "an attack on all of us".
Ms Badenoch added: "We will not stand for it any more."
"We cannot import and tolerate values hostile to our own. We must now draw a line and say you can think what you like, and within the bounds of the law you can say what you like.
"But you have no right to turn our streets into the theatres of intimidation, and we will not let you do so any more."
Kemi Badenoch paid tribute to the victims of 'horrific and despicable' attack
Kemi Badenoch paid tribute to the victims of the “horrific and despicable” attack at the Heaton Park synagogue last week, saying: “The strength of Manchester’s Jewish community is humbling.”
She said: "On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews take time for introspection to ask themselves, where have we gone wrong in the past, and what do we need to do to be better in the future?
“These are questions we urgently need to ask ourselves as a nation.
"Extremism has gone unchecked. You see it manifest in the shameful behaviour on the streets of our cities, protests which are in fact carnivals of hatred directed at the Jewish homeland.
"You hear it in the asinine slogans. You hear it in ‘from the river to the sea’, as if the homes, the lives of millions of Jewish people should be erased. You hear it in ‘globalise the Intifada’, which means nothing at all if it doesn’t mean targeting Jewish people for violence.
"We have tolerated this in our country for too long and we have tolerated the radical Islamist ideology that seeks to threaten not only Jews, but all of us of all faiths and none who want to live in peace.
"So, the message from this conference, from this party, from every decent and right-thinking person in this country must be that we will not stand for it anymore.”
Kemi Badenoch takes to the stage to address Conservative Conference
Kemi Badenoch takes to the stage to address the Conservative Conference.
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Kemi Badenoch takes to the stage to address the Conservative Conference.
She will be addressing members twice in two key speeches.
The second will be on the final day of the conference.
Chris Philp takes veiled swipe at Nigel Farage after unveiling ‘proper plan’ to curb Channel crossings
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has taken a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage after suggesting the Tories are the only party with a “proper plan” to curb Channel crossings.
Mr Philp did not mention Reform UK by name in his 409-word article exclusively available for GB News members.
However, the Shadow Home Secretary appeared to put clear blue water between the Tories and Reform UK.
Mr Philp said: "This is a historic moment. The Conservative Party have decided to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and we are the only party to have a proper plan to make sure that works in practice.
"This is not a decision we have taken lightly. But it will enable our plan to remove 150,000 illegal immigrants and foreign criminals each year."
Tory proposals to leave ECHR are 'utterly irresponsible', warns Northern Ireland secretary
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has branded the Tory proposals to leave the ECHR as "utterly irresponsible."
The minister said: "When the Northern Ireland Bill to implement the Good Friday Agreement was debated in the House of Commons on 20 July 1998, the then Conservative opposition gave it its full support.
"The GFA has resulted in over 27 years of peace after the trauma of the Troubles.
"And yet the Conservative Party has now joined Reform in advocating a policy that could undermine the Good Friday Agreement – namely by proposing to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Until recently, it was completely unthinkable that a party aspiring to govern the United Kingdom would countenance putting that agreement at risk, given that ECHR membership is one of the GFA’s founding pillars."
Tory donor who funded Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign defects to Reform UK
A Tory donor, who funded Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign, has defected to Reform UK.
Mark Gallagher, who gave Badenoch £2,000 for her leadership campaign last October, left the Tories around two months ago.
His friends have told GB News: "Mark likes and respects Kemi, still thinks she’s the best for Tory leader, but believes the UK needs stronger medicine than the Tories are able to offer."
A Reform UK source told Britain's News Channel: "Nigel and Mark have been friends for a long time.
"We understand he is very disenchanted with the Conservative Party."
ANALYSIS: Christopher Hope discusses Badenoch's purge of Tory's who refuse to back leaving ECHR
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Reform UK Chairman hits back at Kemi Badenoch, claiming the Tories copied Reform's immigration policy
Reform UK Chairman David Bull hit back at Kemi Badenoch, claiming the Tories copied Reform's immigration policy.
Speaking to GB News, Mr Bull said: "I think this is a desperate, large ditch attempt to have some sort of credibility and semblance of actually being able to do something.
"In fact, when I read that policy last night, my mouth dropped open because it's pretty much a copy and paste of the policy that we launched some months or so ago, Operation Restoring Justice.
"And they are doing exactly what we said. This is very much like a copy and paste. They've literally taken every single word."
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Kemi Badenoch argues 'leaving the ECHR is not a silver bullet'
Leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, has argued that "leaving the ECHR is not a silver bullet on its own".
She told GB News: "Indefinite Leave to Remain has become a fast track to British citizenship.
"If you're claiming benefits, you lose it. If you commit crimes, you lose it. But we need to make sure that the people who are in our country, or people who want to be British, want and love our values and are contributing. We can't afford to look after the whole world."
The Tory leader added: "Lots of people have been asking whether we should leave the ECHR. I said I will make sure we have a plan, not just say it and then work it out later. That's how we got into a mess last time. That's why Labour is in a mess.
"I've announced now that we will leave the ECHR. We've got 200 page plan that explains what and how. And then we've got a borders plan as well. That explains the other things we need to do.
"Leaving the ECHR is not a silver bullet on its own. It's not going to work. That's what that borders plan is."
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Nigel Farage will set the economy 'on fire', says Kemi Badenoch
Nigel Farage will set the economy 'on fire', Kemi Badenoch has told GB News, slamming the Reform leaders' policies.
Kemi Badenoch told GB News: "This is me saying that the Conservative Party is the only party that can deliver a stronger economy and stronger borders.
"Nigel Farage wants to spend loads and loads of money on welfare. You look at the plans he's talked about.
"Our economy will be on fire if he gets in. None of it makes sense.
"We are the only people who have credible and competent plans, and that is what I'm showing the public."
Nigel Farage responds to Kemi Badenoch Prime Minister claims
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has responded to Kemi Badenoch, who just told Camilla Tominey on GB News that she believes she can be the next Prime Minister of the UK.
Mr Farage wrote: "A new poll out today says 61% believe Reform is more likely to win the next election than the Conservatives."
Kemi Badenoch believes she can be the next Prime Minister despite sinking in the polls
Kemi Badenoch has told GB News that she believes she can be the next Prime Minister of the UK.
The comments come as it was revealed that only 19 per cent of the public would vote for the Conservative Party, according to a new JLP poll.
The Tory leader said: "Oppositions previously have been in opposition for 14, 13, 18 years. We're going to do this in four years. It's going to be very bumpy, but we will do it."
When asked by Camilla Tominey if she could be the next Prime Minister in the next election, Ms Badenoch replied: "Yes, the polling will change.
She added: "We have been spending the time making sure that we have robust policies and not just announcing things that are going to, you know, collapse the minute anyone asks a question. That's what happens with Reform."
Kemi Badenoch BANS Tory candidates from standing at next General Election unless they sign up to leaving the ECHR
Conservatives will be banned from standing as Tory candidates at the next General Election unless they sign up to leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, Kemi Badenoch.
When questioned by Camilla Tominey, Kemi Badenoch told GB News: "Well, I was very clear at the shadow cabinet where we agreed completely. It was unanimous that we cannot have a party where people do not abide by manifesto commitments.
"If you do not agree with leaving the ECHR, then you should not and cannot stand as a conservative candidate at the election.
Asked whether she will “kick people out” if they rebel on this issue, she said: "They can be in the party, but they cannot stand as MPs.
"We have lots of members who have lots of views, we don’t remove people for having slightly different views on policy.
"But if you want to be a Member of Parliament as a Conservative, then you need to understand that leaving the ECHR is a manifesto commitment."
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PICTURED: Chris Philp shows off Union Jack socks
Chris Philp shows off Union Jack socks
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has arrived at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester wearing Union Jack socks.
GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope wrote on X: "Chris Philp is wearing his Union Jack socks on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester as he sets out his party’s plans to leave the ECHR"
WATCH: Kemi Badenoch announces 'ICE-style' deportation plan
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ANALYSIS: Tom Hardwood compares Tory and Reform UK deportations plans
GB News Deputy Political Editor Tom Hardwood offers analysis live from Manchester ahead of the Tory Party conference.
Speaking on the Conservatives' plans to deport 150,000 illegal migrants per year, Tom said: "It's a big number and crucially, it's bigger than the number that the Reform Party promised just a few weeks ago.
"The Reform Party said that they would deport 600,000 across the course of a five-year term in parliament, and the Conservatives 150,000 a year. If you times that by five, you get 700,000. So the conservatives here are promising a larger-scale deportation plan.
"But one of the interesting things, and I think this is going to be a point that we hear from this conference day after day after day from shadow ministers, is that not just the headline policy, but they've done the work underneath it.
"They want to point a point of comparison between their plans and Nigel Farage's announcements in that, yes, they might have taken longer to come up with this, but they say they've been undergoing a thorough policy review over the course of the last 12 months on the case of the ECHR."
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Veteran Tory who has held membership for 50 years defects to Reform on eve of conference
Keith Prince defected to Reform today after holding Conservative Party membership for nearly 50 years | REFORM UK/XA veteran Tory has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, which kicks off in Manchester today.
Keith Prince, who has been a member of the party for nearly 50 years, announced his intention to leave the Tories on Saturday morning.
Mr Prince has represented Havering and Redbridge at the London Assembly since 2016, having previously served as the leader of Redbridge council between 2009 and 2014.
The 67-year-old’s defection marks a fresh blow for Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who has lost momentum in the polls to Nigel Farage.
Kemi Badenoch reveals legal advice to seven-part migrant plan
Kemi Badenoch has commissioned Lord Wolfson KC to carefully examine her seven-part migration plan.
Lord Wolfson said: “In practice, the ECHR places significant restrictions on the ability of any government and Parliament to operate the UK’s immigration policies without running a risk of breaching the ECHR and being subjected to Rule 39 Orders (as was the case with the Rwanda scheme).
"ECHR membership places significant practical limits on the UK’s ability to maintain control of its borders, both for reasons of mandated process and substance (in the sense that even where claimants lose in the end, the process cost may frustrate effective immigration enforcement more generally).”
What did Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp say about their BORDERS plan?
In the foreword to the report, Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp said: "Small boat crossings have surged to record levels under the Labour government. The number of asylum claims is higher than ever.
"And there are now 32,000 people in asylum hotels, causing serious community tensions across the country.
"Meanwhile, the number of serious foreign criminals out on our streets grows by thousands every year, because legal obstacles continually stop them from being deported.
"The Labour Government has no answer to these problems – only gimmicks like their failed “one-in, one-out” deal. Since Keir Starmer signed his agreement with France, 11,000 illegal immigrants have arrived.
"Only a handful have been deported.In fact, Keir Starmer’s first act as Prime Minister was to cancel the only plan that would have had a deterrent effect and offered the opportunity to release pressure on asylum hotels – our deportation deal with Rwanda.
"If Britain is going to deal with this crisis it needs a proper plan and a party that is serious about fixing the issue.That’s why we have developed a real plan to tackle illegal immigration, set out in this document.
"Our approach starts with a detailed legal analysis of the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on key policy areas, written by the leading barrister, Lord Wolfson KC.
"After careful consideration, we have concluded that the only way to protect our country’s borders is to leave the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA), in a way that is orderly and well thought-out.
"This is only the first step. But it is essential, so we can change the whole broken system and restore control of our country’s borders, while continuing to protect human rights in a way that is faithful to our democratic heritage.
"We are the only party to have properly analysed our ECHR exit and developed a comprehensive plan for restoring border control.
"The BORDERS plan builds on announcements we have made in this area to date, including pledging to introduce a strict numerical cap on immigration, extending the length of time to claim citizenship, and setting strict conditions on anyone with Indefinite Leave to Remain.
"A separate document setting out our plan to reduce legal immigration will be published later in the year"
REVEALED: Kemi Badenoch's seven-point BORDERS plan
The Tory Party set out its seven-part plan last night
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