WATCH: Kemi Badenoch vows to root out 'tribal' UK and create shared British identity

Jack Walters

By Jack Walters


Published: 17/03/2026

- 21:08

Updated: 17/03/2026

- 21:11

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to end Britain being divided into tribes by creating a shared identity across the UK.

Mrs Badenoch, who shared a video from the heavily Jewish community of Golders Green, hailed locals for uniting in the wake of conflict in the Middle East.

Speaking beside a memorial wall for October 7 and Islamic Republic victims, the Tory leader said: "I'm standing in Golders Green by a wall, which used to be covered in pictures of hostages taken on October 7.

"Today, it is completely covered by pictures, mostly of young people, who have been murdered by the regime of Iran.

"Golders Green is mostly known as a Jewish community, but there's an Iranian community too.

"And when this war broke out, the Jewish community and the Iranian community stood side by side in solidarity against the brutal and repressive Iranian regime. And that's what we want to see in this country: integration, communities working together.

"Despite the Al Quds march being banned, protesters were chanting, 'Khamenei make up proud' and 'Death to the IDF'. These sort of attitudes are fuelling antisemitism in our country, making it less safe for Jews.

"Golders Green is an example of different communities living side by side, integrating and supporting each other. It's what we want to see more of. Enough of this separatism.

"We are going to root it out. Conservatives do not believe in a country of different tribes and different groups. We want to see a shared British identity that everyone is living under, and we're going to fight for that."

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