Badenoch Urges Blair to Back Conservatives at Next Election After His 5,600-Word Labour Critique
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Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Badenoch Urges Blair to Back Conservatives at Next Election After His 5,600-Word Labour Critique
8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 29
Kemi Badenoch used an open letter in The Times to tell Tony Blair to stop trying to reform Labour and instead vote Conservative at the next general election.
Her intervention followed Blair’s 5,600-word essay arguing Keir Starmer’s government lacks a coherent plan, holds back business and needs a policy reset rather than a leadership swap.
Badenoch said Blair was right to want a project that boosts economic and military strength, but argued Labour would not change and that Starmer’s potential successors would be no better.
She also attacked Blair’s own record on devolution and migration-linked legal reforms, while saying his essay ignored national identity and culture.
The exchange deepens a wider Labour debate as Starmer faces pressure after poor election results and ministerial resignations, though he has defended his policy choices and ruled out quitting.
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