Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR is ‘death wish’ for Tory party
Kemi Badenoch warned over hard line policies unveiled at conference
- Kemi Badenoch unveiled hard-right policies at the Conservative Party conference, including a commitment to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights if they win the next general election.
- She also pledged to deport 150,000 foreign criminals and illegal immigrants annually, following earlier announcements to repeal the Climate Change Act and scrap net-zero targets.
- Former Tory attorney general Dominic Grieve warned these policies are a “death wish” for the Conservatives, making them indistinguishable from Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
- Badenoch proposed a new deportation force, referencing controversial ICE agents used by Donald Trump, and suggested restricting protest rights, specifically regarding pro-Palestine demonstrations.
- The conference itself was notably quiet with low attendance and absent corporate sponsors, while Badenoch attempted to rally the party by rejecting identity politics and advocating for national unity.