Badenoch says Tories want policies ‘for everybody’ as she defends plan to let millionaires get free childcare - UK politics live
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has outlined her political philosophy, emphasizing a focused state role in areas like defense and infrastructure while defending policies like free childcare. Meanwhile, party members are debating the future of the pensions triple lock to manage public finances.
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The shift in Conservative party strategy and fiscal policy debates reflects the ongoing political realignment in the UK following recent electoral changes.
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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has opened her party’s conference by publishing a short book setting out her political philosophy. As the Press Association reports, a major line of thought throughout Badenoch’s new political bible appears to be that government should not spread its resources too thinly, but should be strong in the areas in which “the state is required”: defence, borders, public order, the rule of law and essential infrastructure. Badenoch told the conference:
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