Tory leadership contender claims at party conference that a minority leak official secrets and undermine ministers
Kemi Badenoch has said she believes up to 10% of civil servants are so bad they should be in prison, claiming they leak official secrets and “agitate” against ministers.
The general secretary of the FDA union, Dave Penman, called on Badenoch to withdraw the comments. “These are serious accusations from a former secretary of state, who is now standing to be leader of her party. If she has evidence to back up those claims she should publish it, otherwise withdraw.” MPs will vote again next week to whittle down the candidates before a vote by members to pick the new leader. Jenrick and Tugendhat will make their speeches with no notes on an empty stage, with candidates rehearsing until the early hours of the morning as well as attending packed fringe events.
Channelling Blair, he will say: “If we’re to tackle the immense challenges we face, if we’re to restore the public’s trust, we must build something new. A new Conservative party. That is what I call for today. Nothing less than a new Conservative party, built on the rock of our oldest values and best traditions.”
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