James Cleverly urges his party to be more grounded after a turbulent few days for rivals Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick. Badenoch received cheers for her attacks on net zero and identity politics, while Jenrick promises a 'New Conservatives' focused on traditional values.
James Cleverly poses for a selfie after giving his speech on the final day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham. James Cleverly poses for a selfie after giving his speech on the final day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham.contest, calling on his party to be “more normal” after a tumultuous few days for his two main rivals, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick .
Both Badenoch and Jenrick used their speeches to hammer home their rightwing credentials, on the environment, gender and diversity. Both also voiced their outrage at the treatment of amaternity pay being “excessive” Badenoch opened her speech by saying it was “time to tell the truth” and said she had “seen the system from the inside and the system is broken”. She said she had been fighting identity politics “all my career” and drew cheers as she said “the stealthy poisoning of our society needs to stop”.
In a dig aimed at Badenoch, who has accused the media repeatedly of misquoting her, Cleverly said: “Choose someone who you know and who is tested and who doesn’t hide from the media.”Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersThe biggest cheer came when Cleverly ruled out any cooperation with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. “Mark my words, we will beat Reform by being the best version of ourselves, not a pale version of anyone else.
One ally of Tugendhat said afterwards that he “lacked some of the spark that Cleverly had, which was a shame”.
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