Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party conference speech marked a strategic pivot, sharply attacking Reform UK to distance the Tories from ethno-nationalist politics and reposition the party as the moderate opposition to Andy Burnham’s Labour. The hosts debate whether her "reheated Thatcherism" and tax cuts are viable in the 2020s, noting the party’s continued electoral struggles and the press’s overly optimistic narrative. The episode also covers Reform UK’s controversial internal investigation clearing its officials of wrongdoing, which the panel views as a failure to address serious ethical …
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