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Are the Tories back? - podcast
UK NewsPolitics•October 22, 2026 at 3:00 AMNational

Are the Tories back? - podcast

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Aletha Adu; produced by Saskia Collette, Eli Block, Claudia Efemini and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami Kent•The Guardian - UK News

Political correspondent Aletha Adu explores whether the Conservative party under Kemi Badenoch is about to become, once again, the UK’s leading party on the right. Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.comWhat makes Kemi Badenoch one of the most popular party leaders in the UK? And can she drag the Tory party back with her?For two years, the momentum on the British right has been only with one party – Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. But recently, something has begun to change. Polls currently have the Conservatives and Reform neck-and-neck. Continue reading...

Political correspondent Aletha Adu explores whether the Conservative party under Kemi Badenoch is about to become, once again, the UK’s leading party on the right. Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com

What makes Kemi Badenoch one of the most popular party leaders in the UK? And can she drag the Tory party back with her?

For two years, the momentum on the British right has been only with one party – Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. But recently, something has begun to change. Polls currently have the Conservatives and Reform neck-and-neck.

Continue reading...

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