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Kemi Badenoch
@KemiBadenoch
Leader of the Conservative Party. MP for North West Essex.
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Oct 26 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Some will think this communique is harmless. It’s not. As I saw at G7, G20 and WTO meetings, they are used for policy making at multi-lateral organisations and we will pay for this work to be done. There are two likely reasons why this has been signed🧵👇

thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar… 1️⃣ Keir Starmer has been out manoeuvred by Commonwealth countries.

This does not bode well for his ability to negotiate with countries like India and China, let alone Russia and Iran.
Sep 4 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
🧵1/ It is not true that the removal of Israel arms licenses was a legal decision. Keir Starmer should not hide behind this fig leaf. It was *very* much a political decision. #PMQs

I know this, because as Trade Secretary, responsible for arms licenses, I saw the legal advice. So why has the decision been made? It’s because Labour are scared…👇 2/ People will remember in February when a vote in parliament was compromised by Labour MPs who were intimidated by the anti-Israel lobby.



We are now governed by a party that is not brave enough to face down intimidation and lobbying.theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
Jul 25 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
It's both amusing/alarming the extraordinary lengths people will go to play dirty tricks.
3 things happened today that show why the public are put off politics:

1) Apparently, a leadership campaign has sent a "dirty dossier" of “strong comments” from 20 yrs ago to the Westminster lobby👇(1/4) 2) A political journalist at the Guardian has been texting officials in my former department to find someone/anyone willing to make bullying accusations about me. One of them said her message was effectively encouraging them to break the civil service code….. (2/4) Image
Jun 3 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The plan I announced today to clarify biological sex in law has attracted a lot of comment. Including, of course, vitriol from the usual suspects who toxify the debate!

My Times piece explains the policy and shows the area is complex -the media interviewing me were by their own admission confused about it all, so I answer key questions below (1/5)Image 1️⃣ Why now?
We’ve been working on this for nearly 2 years. It was part of a package of proposals I discussed with the PM, almost all of which are done.

This legislation was ready for Sept, but we had to wait for a few things first, such as the court case with the SNP govt (2/5)Image
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May 31 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
You’ll often hear people say there’s no difference between Labour and Conservatives.

It’s lazy nonsense from those who aren’t paying attention.

Labour are a party of cranks. Here are some of the MPs of the last parliament who want to form the next govt 👇(1/11) About 60 Labour MPs actively campaigned on multiple occasions to stop a flight deporting foreign criminals out of the country.

One of the criminals went on to stab a man to death in London afterwards.

Keir Starmer was happy to sign at least one of these letters (2/11)

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May 22 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Every week, I get cards and letters like this, reminding me why we must defend single-sex spaces from those who seek to delegitimise or redefine them.

Reading it was both moving and profoundly distressing, but I felt compelled to share it after catching up on the news of Roz Adams’s tribunal case... (1/4)Image As Ms Adams found, there are many tactics used to silence those who point out that something is going wrong including:
1) Ad hominem smears attacking the whistleblower as eg “transphobic” or “far-right“
2) Use of probability fallacies “I’ve never experienced this so it can’t be true” or “This is unlikely to happen, so why worry about it”….(2/4)
Mar 28 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Since the Inclusion at Work report launched last week, I’ve been inundated with examples of bad diversity training.

This @FT toolkit is a classic example of a confused policy, which on the face of it proposes things that go against Equality law.

What is going on? 🧵 1/7 The workplace is becoming more politicised and less harmonious.

There has been a sharp uptick in the number of cases brought to the Employment Tribunal using the Equality Act, as disputes once resolved quickly and calmly in the workplace are increasingly taken to court…2/7
Feb 18 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
The Henry Staunton Sunday Times interview is a disgraceful misrepresentation of my conversation with him and the reasons for his dismissal.

This was all explained to the journalist who chose to ignore the facts and run with Staunton’s words.

Here are the facts:👇 (1/5) Far from ‘taking the rap’, I dismissed Staunton due to very serious allegations about his conduct while Chair of the Post Office, including blocking an investigation into that conduct. My department is responsible for whistleblowers and I wouldn’t ignore the allegations. (2/5)
Dec 19, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Today the Government has published guidance for schools for gender questioning children.

We have done this because many schools have told us that they didn’t know how to deal with this issue.



Here are the principles that underpin this guidance (1/6)consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-pol… There is no general duty on schools to allow a child to socially transition.

**No child is born in the wrong body**

Some children may not like their body, and we should help them. But social transitioning is not a neutral act and should only happen in rare circumstances (2/6)
Oct 9, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
It’s hard finding words to respond to the barbaric terror we’ve seen committed against Israelis over the weekend.

I’m overwhelmed with disgust at those taking pleasure, in the shooting of elderly people, the rape and murder of young women, and the killing of innocent babies. /1 The UK stands with Israel in its fight against Iran-backed terror group Hamas.

The news of a kosher restaurant in London being vandalised is a reminder that there are outriders for this poisonous ideology on UK soil. /2
Aug 30, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
This story is wrong. It’s both dishonest and confused… like it was written by Labour HQ and handed directly to @PickardJE for printing.

Below are 3 clear falsehoods in the piece. I will rebut each of them with truth below and hope the @FT will issue a correction asap 👇 1️⃣We have not scrapped any laws on Equal Pay and never planned to. Image
Jul 24, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Brazen stuff from @AnnelieseDodds. Labour have had YEARS to think of a new policy on gender recognition but they didn’t.

Because it’s a very difficult area that requires bravery and being honest with people.

It’s a lot easier to copy and paste our policy from 3 years ago…(1/5) In 2020 Labour MPs claimed the Govt’s policy on Self-ID was ‘prejudiced’.

Today Dodds has announced the same policy, pretending it’s new thinking -we announced improvements to modernise 3 years ago and finished them last year!

This is bare-faced hypocrisy from Labour…

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Jul 15, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I am standing to be leader because I want to renew this party in Government and with you all behind me I know I can lead us to win the next election. #ConHomeHustings We have to show, don't tell, that we are honest and straight. We must go above and beyond the standards that we apply to everybody else. #ConHomeHustings
Jan 29, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
A sad insight into how some journalists operate...On Wednesday, I shared our positive, well-received cross-party video to increase vaccine confidence in the midst of so much disinformation. Last night we heard great news about the Novavax Vaccine which I’ve been trialling 🙂..1/8 Today, an unfortunate reminder of why there is so much confusion and mistrust. 😕
Was in meetings all day yesterday and been made aware of 2 emails received from @HuffPost journalist, Nadine White👇...2/8
Oct 17, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Actually, I spoke to the Foreign Sec about #EndSars last week and also to @JamesDuddridge, Africa minister. We’ve been on this saga loooong before the protests started. Can’t do this in a single tweet so here’s a thread 👇...(1/5) UK govt supported a roundtable meeting on FSARS reform back in 2018 and helped the National Human Rights Commission to hold a public hearing on FSARS abuses in 2019....(2/5)
Jun 7, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
My piece for @MoS_Politics today appeals for those of us in public life with a platform to use it responsibly. Some coverage creates heat but isn’t shedding light.

Our cause is not helped when irresponsible reporting inflames an already impassioned situation. (1/9) My article uses recent examples from the BBC but it’s not really about them. The problem is much wider. When MPs and the media use exaggerated language to describe, it can inadvertently pour petrol on the flames of division, when at times we need a fire extinguisher. (2/9)
Nov 14, 2017 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
1. I’m a black conservative . I dont think every offensive comment is racism, but when I see real prejudice I have to call it out. EDC’s comments were profoundly distressing, and a toxic reminder of the struggle black people face daily in defeating stereotypes.