Kemi Badenoch elected as Tory leader

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This will be entertaining.

Greyrocked · Today 11:36
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Really shocked by the comments welcoming this even further lurch to the extreme right.
It’s not good news for women

Shouldn’t worry. They’ll have at least 2 more leaders before the next election. Opposition has no power.

Kemi is extreme. She is mean and not many people who work with her have a good word to say about her. What was the quote - she’d cross the street to bite your ankles even if you weren’t goading her. And that was from her ally. I thought the days of angry and mean politicians were over.

plus her views on disabled, pregnant and autistic people are horrific

Fab news!

This^

Plenty do have a good word to say about her which is why she got the backing of many MPs who have worked with her

What are those views, please?

Don't count your chickens ...

I refer you to my post above re the angry black women trope.

I don't think so. I still see the reform vote as majority protest votes. I know people who voted reform who are no way far right, solidly center, but just had nowhere else to go.

I find it really interesting that the right wing, anti immigrant party has a much better track record of putting women, immigrants and minorities into positions of power. Does anyone know why that is?

It's interesting that the term 'far-right' has become so embedded in general discourse and used to describe pretty much anything that is not left-wing or centrist. Still not quite sure how it happened, but it's been very effective at stigmatising many people. Got concerns about the levels of immigration? You're far-right. Got concerns about the growth of trans ideology? You're far-right. Got concerns about economic impact of net-zero? You're far-right... You're not just just right-wing, but far-right...

I hate to say it (due to her being a Black woman) but this is such terrible news. Prepare yourselves guys because the UK is about to lurch even further to the right, given the green light by a Black woman #notallskinfolkarekinfolk 😔😔😔

@amigafan2003 , there’s that little bubble again so out of touch with the majority of people in this country. You would find one of the Tory wets more appealing but you wouldn’t vote for them anyway. Kemi polled so highly I think many thought it was a forgone conclusion or didn’t vote because they would be happy with either. As she so rightly pointed out her job now is to unite the party and bring home those who defected to Reform.

Why? Labour have a majority of 174, so for the next 5 years they can do whatever they want, having learned from Boris that PMQ is just a panto and any questions can just be batted away or ignored.

After 14 years of mis-management of the UK economy the Conservatives can hardly start criticising the party trying to put things right.

As for her personal debating style, Badenoch seems to wake up angry and things just spiral downwards from there as the day progresses and people offer any views that differ from her own.

How has she stood up for women?!

If you are a woman on benefits she thinks you are scum. She is vile

Cleverly? The one who joked about drugging his wife!

Kemi would have been my choice, I like what I've seen so will watch with interest. I trust her more than Starmer & Rayner, the gruesome twosome.

Check out her voting record. She hasn't got a record of standing up for women. Or children. The only group she consistently stands up for ( according to her voting record) is landlords.

Well with the tories history of back stabbing and revolving door leaders I give her 6 months.
That was the one reason I didn't vote for them in the election, you didn't know who was going to be prime minister in 6 months time.

It’s in the Guardian. It’s obviously true. 🙄

Congratulations Kemi
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Women and minorities can have a very passionate right wing anti immigrant views and therefore they will succeed in a relevant party

Kemi vs Starmer is a tantalising prospect.

I think she will wipe the floor with him - he’s not quick on his feet. It took him a while to remember he was PM and not Sunak.

Well, we'll see.

She's only been voted in for 10 minutes. Time will tell.

Well done Kemi!!

For those on the right of the Tory party she's probably their best choice. But many on here champion her on the single issue of women's rights. Her voting record suggests she's got some pretty regressive views (and the votes where she was absent are also interesting).

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25693/kemibadenoch/northhwestessex/votes