Badenoch addresses Conservative Spring Conference in Harrogate
Ask who never gets charged.
FULL SPEECH TEXT: Kemi Badenoch’s Keynote Address to Conservative Spring Conference 2026
Saturday, 7 March, 2026
“We meet today with the world perhaps in greater peril than at any time since the Cold War. Relentless drone strikes are hitting our allies in the Middle East, countries in which hundreds of thousands of British citizens are in harm’s way. British sovereign territory is under attack for the first time in a generation.
And yet in the last few days, Britain has been described as weak. Our allies have accused us of deserting them, of going missing in action.
Imagine if you were Cyprus. What have you seen?
You’ve seen Britain dithering over sending the Royal Navy to defend our military base in the Mediterranean. The US, Greece, and France have all sent ships. Ours is stuck in Portsmouth Harbour and apparently may set sail sometime this week.
We have made America wait to use our airbases while Iran was hurling drones at our allies. We are giving away the Chagos Islands, British sovereign territory home to a crucial UK/US defence base, Diego Garcia.
No wonder our allies feel they can’t rely on us. And it’s not just our allies who are watching this. It’s our enemies too. As Labour dither and delay, countries hostile to Britain are working to promote their interests over ours.
It’s not just the regime in Tehran. It’s Putin, a man prepared to send more than a million Russian soldiers to their death as he tries to march his army across Europe.
It’s China, leading an axis of authoritarian states. Just this week, the husband of a Labour MP was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
As instability spreads, these states are pushing further and further to see what they can get away with.
At a time when Britain needs strong and decisive leadership, we have a Prime Minister who is too afraid of making the wrong decision, too afraid to make any decision at all.
Last week’s by-election has spooked the Labour party. They watched the Greens campaigning on sectarian voting lines, a tactic that Labour have used for many years is now being turned against them.
And now, Keir Starmer is too scared to make foreign interventions for fear of upsetting a tiny section of the electorate.
Everyone remembers the mistakes of the Iraq war. Nobody sensible is suggesting that we should drop bombs without a second thought.
But Keir Starmer spent days consulting lawyers, plucking up the courage to say whose side he was on. Canada and Australia had the moral clarity to do so immediately and unequivocally.
And even now, our Prime Minister is sitting on the fence. We are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not.
For too long, Britain has been governed as if it’s still the 1990s. Back then people thought the era of permanent peace, cheap energy, and …
Ask who never gets charged.
FULL SPEECH TEXT: Kemi Badenoch’s Keynote Address to Conservative Spring Conference 2026
Saturday, 7 March, 2026
“We meet today with the world perhaps in greater peril than at any time since the Cold War. Relentless drone strikes are hitting our allies in the Middle East, countries in which hundreds of thousands of British citizens are in harm’s way. British sovereign territory is under attack for the first time in a generation.
And yet in the last few days, Britain has been described as weak. Our allies have accused us of deserting them, of going missing in action.
Imagine if you were Cyprus. What have you seen?
You’ve seen Britain dithering over sending the Royal Navy to defend our military base in the Mediterranean. The US, Greece, and France have all sent ships. Ours is stuck in Portsmouth Harbour and apparently may set sail sometime this week.
We have made America wait to use our airbases while Iran was hurling drones at our allies. We are giving away the Chagos Islands, British sovereign territory home to a crucial UK/US defence base, Diego Garcia.
No wonder our allies feel they can’t rely on us. And it’s not just our allies who are watching this. It’s our enemies too. As Labour dither and delay, countries hostile to Britain are working to promote their interests over ours.
It’s not just the regime in Tehran. It’s Putin, a man prepared to send more than a million Russian soldiers to their death as he tries to march his army across Europe.
It’s China, leading an axis of authoritarian states. Just this week, the husband of a Labour MP was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
As instability spreads, these states are pushing further and further to see what they can get away with.
At a time when Britain needs strong and decisive leadership, we have a Prime Minister who is too afraid of making the wrong decision, too afraid to make any decision at all.
Last week’s by-election has spooked the Labour party. They watched the Greens campaigning on sectarian voting lines, a tactic that Labour have used for many years is now being turned against them.
And now, Keir Starmer is too scared to make foreign interventions for fear of upsetting a tiny section of the electorate.
Everyone remembers the mistakes of the Iraq war. Nobody sensible is suggesting that we should drop bombs without a second thought.
But Keir Starmer spent days consulting lawyers, plucking up the courage to say whose side he was on. Canada and Australia had the moral clarity to do so immediately and unequivocally.
And even now, our Prime Minister is sitting on the fence. We are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not.
For too long, Britain has been governed as if it’s still the 1990s. Back then people thought the era of permanent peace, cheap energy, and …
Badenoch addresses Conservative Spring Conference in Harrogate
Ask who never gets charged.
FULL SPEECH TEXT: Kemi Badenoch’s Keynote Address to Conservative Spring Conference 2026
Saturday, 7 March, 2026
“We meet today with the world perhaps in greater peril than at any time since the Cold War. Relentless drone strikes are hitting our allies in the Middle East, countries in which hundreds of thousands of British citizens are in harm’s way. British sovereign territory is under attack for the first time in a generation.
And yet in the last few days, Britain has been described as weak. Our allies have accused us of deserting them, of going missing in action.
Imagine if you were Cyprus. What have you seen?
You’ve seen Britain dithering over sending the Royal Navy to defend our military base in the Mediterranean. The US, Greece, and France have all sent ships. Ours is stuck in Portsmouth Harbour and apparently may set sail sometime this week.
We have made America wait to use our airbases while Iran was hurling drones at our allies. We are giving away the Chagos Islands, British sovereign territory home to a crucial UK/US defence base, Diego Garcia.
No wonder our allies feel they can’t rely on us. And it’s not just our allies who are watching this. It’s our enemies too. As Labour dither and delay, countries hostile to Britain are working to promote their interests over ours.
It’s not just the regime in Tehran. It’s Putin, a man prepared to send more than a million Russian soldiers to their death as he tries to march his army across Europe.
It’s China, leading an axis of authoritarian states. Just this week, the husband of a Labour MP was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
As instability spreads, these states are pushing further and further to see what they can get away with.
At a time when Britain needs strong and decisive leadership, we have a Prime Minister who is too afraid of making the wrong decision, too afraid to make any decision at all.
Last week’s by-election has spooked the Labour party. They watched the Greens campaigning on sectarian voting lines, a tactic that Labour have used for many years is now being turned against them.
And now, Keir Starmer is too scared to make foreign interventions for fear of upsetting a tiny section of the electorate.
Everyone remembers the mistakes of the Iraq war. Nobody sensible is suggesting that we should drop bombs without a second thought.
But Keir Starmer spent days consulting lawyers, plucking up the courage to say whose side he was on. Canada and Australia had the moral clarity to do so immediately and unequivocally.
And even now, our Prime Minister is sitting on the fence. We are in this war whether Keir Starmer likes it or not.
For too long, Britain has been governed as if it’s still the 1990s. Back then people thought the era of permanent peace, cheap energy, and …
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