"Watching Kemi Badenoch kick things off on Sunday by setting out plans to leave the European convention on human rights (EHCR), it was hard to know what to focus on: the unhinged idea or remembering who exactly Badenoch was. Kimmy, is it? I'm trying to place her. Since being elected last November, the former engineer has turned being the leader of the opposition into a part-time job to the extent that you half expected conference to start with a missing person's appeal."
"Not that we should be worried. You can trust Badenoch's scientific credentials. She thinks she was offered a place to study for a (pre) medical degree. And she's not stopping at the climate. Badenoch wants you to know she's up for a bonfire of treaties to curb immigration and protect Britain from the radical Islamist ideology and values hostile to our own."
"Meanwhile, the shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, set out plans to cut social security spending by 23bn by limiting benefits to people with UK citizenship, removing it even from those who have been in the country for decades and have indefinite leave to remain. Asked by the BBC how such people could survive financially, Stride said: If they've come from other parts of the world, they would have an option to return to those other parts."
The Conservative party conference in Manchester unveiled policies proposing withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights and repeal of the Climate Change Act. Senior figures advocated removing legal protections, curbing immigration, and rescinding legal aid for migrants. Kemi Badenoch portrayed herself as scientifically credentialed while promising a broad rollback of treaties and protections. The shadow chancellor proposed cutting social security by £23bn by limiting benefits to UK citizens, potentially excluding long-term residents with indefinite leave to remain. The proposals drew criticism from former leaders, business groups, scientists and religious institutions and provoked concerns about decency and practicality.
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