Kemi Badenoch's latest speech marked a stunning low point in her already dismal tenure as Tory leader. The Conservative party was on the cusp of imploding, with Badenoch seemingly hell-bent on ensuring its own destruction. Her message to MPs and activists? You're no longer welcome unless you hate immigrants just like her.
It's hard not to wonder if Badenoch genuinely believes she's doing the right thing. After all, who wouldn't want to alienate half their party and drive the other half into Labour or Reform arms? She claimed that the Tory party was "on a relentless march to the right", but this only served to further isolate her from mainstream Britain. The 40 MPs in attendance and 150 activists who loved being told they were irrelevant can't be seen as just loyal followers, more like tragic casualties of Badenoch's own making.
A speech so devoid of hope or light was akin to a death knell for any sensible aspirations the Conservative party might have had. The future looks bleak - a darkly comedic prospect indeed if one considers the prospects of Kemi taking advice from Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump on how far to go. No return to the 2006 version, a party that still managed to be respectable without being loathed.
Badenoch has taken the high ground - where she belongs. Her relentless assault on her own party's credibility has left many questioning whether the Conservative party is worth salvaging at all. The real tragedy lies not in Kemi's apparent desperation for attention but rather her inability to grasp that genuine success comes from unity, not division and xenophobia.
It's hard not to wonder if Badenoch genuinely believes she's doing the right thing. After all, who wouldn't want to alienate half their party and drive the other half into Labour or Reform arms? She claimed that the Tory party was "on a relentless march to the right", but this only served to further isolate her from mainstream Britain. The 40 MPs in attendance and 150 activists who loved being told they were irrelevant can't be seen as just loyal followers, more like tragic casualties of Badenoch's own making.
A speech so devoid of hope or light was akin to a death knell for any sensible aspirations the Conservative party might have had. The future looks bleak - a darkly comedic prospect indeed if one considers the prospects of Kemi taking advice from Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump on how far to go. No return to the 2006 version, a party that still managed to be respectable without being loathed.
Badenoch has taken the high ground - where she belongs. Her relentless assault on her own party's credibility has left many questioning whether the Conservative party is worth salvaging at all. The real tragedy lies not in Kemi's apparent desperation for attention but rather her inability to grasp that genuine success comes from unity, not division and xenophobia.
she literally has no idea wut shes doin as Tory leader! her speech was soooo bad its like she's tryna drive the party 2 ruin herself lol what a waste of space...i mean talent 
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump r not even gonna take her seriously dont 4get it 
but for real tho, how hard is it 2 get some hope & positivity in that speech? its like she's tryna crush the last bit of hope 4 the party lol what a shame 
I feel so sorry for the future of British politics after seeing that speech 
. It's like they're running away from everything that matters – unity, inclusivity... it's all about division now 
. Kemi Badenoch seems to be playing with fire and it's gonna burn her own party one day 
. I really hope someone in a position of power will step in and bring some sanity back to the Conservative party before it's too late 
. We need leaders who care about the people, not just their own ideology 
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what a trainwreck this speech was! I feel so bad for those MPs and activists who actually care about the party's future 
. Badenoch really needs to take a long hard look in the mirror - is she really that clueless? 
And honestly, who does she think she's trying to please with this hate-filled speech? The far-right trolls or her own dwindling fanbase? 
. I mean, who wants to alienate their own members? It's not like she's going to win any popularity contests with this kind of rhetoric 
. The idea that she's taking advice from Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump is just wild 
. Can't they see that's just a recipe for disaster? 
her speech was super divisive and yeah who needs that kind of negativity in politics anyway u feel like the tory party is already lost forever 
. As someone who wants to see meaningful change, it's disheartening to think that the Tories might be irreparably damaged beyond recognition