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Kemi Badenoch condemns Reform UK’s ‘authoritarian’ press bans
UK NewsPolitics•September 3, 2026 at 1:40 PMNational

Kemi Badenoch condemns Reform UK’s ‘authoritarian’ press bans

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Tory leader says Nigel Farage’s party would seek to abuse state power, as she also defends her housing benefit plansReform UK’s decision to ban some journalists from its conference shows that Nigel Farage would use state power to target opponents and be authoritarian in government, Kemi Badenoch has said.Answering questions after a speech on defence in London, the Conservative leader was asked about Reform’s decision to refuse accreditation to a series of journalists for its conference this week. Continue reading...

Tory leader says Nigel Farage’s party would seek to abuse state power, as she also defends her housing benefit plans

Reform UK’s decision to ban some journalists from its conference shows that Nigel Farage would use state power to target opponents and be authoritarian in government, Kemi Badenoch has said.

Answering questions after a speech on defence in London, the Conservative leader was asked about Reform’s decision to refuse accreditation to a series of journalists for its conference this week.

Continue reading...

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