LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE

Conservative Leadership Contest Intensifies as Robert Jenrick Attacks Kemi Badenoch

The Conservative leadership race has descended into an increasingly bitter dispute after Robert Jenrick accused rival Kemi Badenoch's campaign of spreading lies, following allegations that Badenoch had sought to remove former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak months before the party's general election defeat.

27 August 2026 · 00:19 UTC