02-10-2026 13:30 via ft.com

Kemi Badenoch: ‘I refuse to play by Westminster rules’

The Conservative leader on wading into culture wars, why the Tories have been too ‘complacent’ about business — and ruling out a rightwing coalition with Reform
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