Badenoch expected to announce plan to cut inheritance tax and claim UK faces ‘battle of ideas’ over spending - UK politics live

Here is some reaction to Kemi Badenoch’s speech from commentators.

James Heale at the Spectator says Badenoch’s speech marks the return of conviction politics.

double quotation mark Most conference speeches are significant for only one moment. Kemi Badenoch’s address to the Tory faithful today had two of note. The first was a highly energised, full-throated assault on Reform UK in a moment which signified the death of any ‘Unite the right’ campaign while she remains leader. The second was her pledge to legislate to stop inheritance tax being levied on family homes. Together, they mark the return to conviction politics after an era in which men like Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak were more comfortable making technical arguments. Badenoch’s speech, following Andy Burnham’s turn last week, was deeply ideological, explicitly welcoming the return to a proper ‘battle of ideas’ when parliament resumes sitting on Monday.