Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new book by political biographer Sir Anthony Seldon claims Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch secretly attempted to bring down Rishi Sunak while he was prime minister prior to the 2024 general election. The biography alleges that Ms Badenoch lacked respect for Mr Sunak, believing he was rude to her, and sought to force him out of office without publicly taking the blame for his downfall. According to the book, Ms Badenoch actively discussed triggering a cabinet mutiny over immigration policy in late 2023, offering to resign in protest if enough rebel Conservative MPs backed a leadership change. She ultimately refrained from launching a formal challenge because she feared being blamed for the party's impending election defeat and worried cabinet rival Penny Mordaunt might secure the leadership instead. Sir Anthony Seldon concludes that the persistent internal Tory feuds and disloyalty, which enraged Mr Sunak, eroded public trust and contributed significantly to the party's landslide defeat by Labour. In fullBadenoch plotted to ‘take out’ Sunak as prime minister before Labour’s landslide election victory, new book claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Badenoch’s plan to bring down Sunak before 2024 Tory election humiliation
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new book by political biographer Sir Anthony Seldon claims Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch secretly attempted to bring down Rishi Sunak while he was prime minister prior to the 2024 general election. The biography alleges that Ms Badenoch lacked respect for Mr Sunak, believing he was rude to her, and sought to force him out of office without publicly taking the blame for his downfall. According to the book, Ms Badenoch actively discussed triggering a cabinet mutiny over immigration policy in late 2023, offering to resign in protest if enough rebel Conservative MPs backed a leadership change. She ultimately refrained from launching a formal challenge because she feared being blamed for the party's impending election defeat and worried cabinet rival Penny Mordaunt might secure the leadership instead. Sir Anthony Seldon concludes that the persistent internal Tory feuds and disloyalty, which enraged Mr Sunak, eroded public trust and contributed significantly to the party's landslide defeat by Labour. In fullBadenoch plotted to ‘take out’ Sunak as prime minister before Labour’s landslide election victory, new book claimsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
