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Kemi Badenoch

British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British Government (2024–present) and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024 (born 1980)

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Oct 10, 2025
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Which politicians were mentioned in the unsealed Epstein files?

The unsealed Epstein-related documents released and reported in September 2025 list numerous high-profile individuals across business and politics; the most consistently named figures in the provided ...

Dec 11, 2025
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is farage a racist

Allegations from dozens of former Dulwich College pupils and teachers say Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic remarks as a teenager; The Guardian reports 28 contemporaries have come forward, and ...

Dec 6, 2025
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Kemi Badenoch’s claim that a jobless household with three children now matches the income of a working family earning £71,000

Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly asserted that a working family would now need to earn £71,000 to match the income of a jobless household with three children; BBC reporting shows she made that specific £7...

Oct 4, 2025

Do asylum seekers receive special treatment in luxury hotels?

The claim that asylum seekers receive "special treatment in luxury hotels" is partially grounded in documented instances where the UK Home Office has housed thousands of asylum seekers in commercial h...

Dec 14, 2025

Graham Linehan offensive tweet

Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow in September 2025 on suspicion of inciting violence over a set of X posts that included the line, “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is c...

Dec 1, 2025

Did Rachael Reeves lie about the budget

Claims that Rachel Reeves "lied" about the scale of the fiscal hole before the November 2025 Budget hinge on an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) timeline showing forecasts improved after earlier...

Nov 4, 2025

Who has been critical of Labour's financial management in the UK?

Conservative politicians, notably Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, and the Liberal Democrats have publicly criticised Labour’s recent fiscal management, framing the government’s Budget and related speeches ...