Can Badenoch Unite the Right and Deliver Change?

The Right-Wing's Flapping

Will Kemi Badenoch Bring Real Change to the UK or Fall to the Right-Wing Divide?

Kemi's new role as 'leader of the opposition' will require her to work after six in the evening and do some weekends. It really might weigh quite heavily on her. She'll have to play out her thick skinned, no nonsense reputation, persisting daily with true grit and the very honesty she espouses while surrounded by politicians! I mean, the woman has been heralded to unify the right-leaning voters under her vision of change. Regardless of all the conflicting opinions surrounding immigration and growth, Nigel Farage has said the Conservative Party no longer exists because it lost its identity. Kemi seems to agree. Will she be a compelling character for the right? Give it twelve months. 

Badenoch now plans to retake Tory voters who were allured towards Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats. This might not be easy. Unless she becomes the new Iron Lady of our age, tirelessly soldiering-on towards the results that will solve our key problems. Good luck.

But is she an Iron Lady?

If she opts for strict immigration controls instead of going too radical, it might appeal to some Leave voters and a few EU-friendly individuals. Others say she should have listened more closely to the Salopian raised Jenrick, who wanted to deport everyone! There's more than enough who are disapointed at the failure to capitalise on the opportunities Brexit was supposed to bring—she could reach out to them! Is this all bad? Is it a good thing? What do you think? You see, Kemi Badenoch's economic reform agenda proposals hope to roid-up our manufacturing, these proposals not only resonate with pro-Brexit voters, but overlap with a couple of Reform UK goals. We might all be presented with a Badenoch ‘Reform light’ alternative! 

What Battles Are to be Fought?

1. The European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) Commitment: there’s a strong sentiment among that ocean of people who marched peacefully under English and British Flags in recent protests. There are multitudes under the firm belief that despite European disfavour, risk of EU legal action or isolation from the continent; Britain should show strength by withdrawing from the ECHR. The enduring desire to retake control of our borders hasn't faltered. 

Leaving the ECHR is not an easy solution like Kemi Badenoch has made it out to be, if it was easy, it would have been done years ago! In fact, immigration is also problematic across the EU, who has its own return directive for third country nationals!  Are they any worse than we are? Look at the Italian Prime Ministers Albanian immigration camp, Polands use of live rounds and then there's allegations surrounding Frontex and the sinking of migrant ships in the mediterranean. 

British people have voted to reduce immigration and see the regulation of the country's borders. Badenoch’s reluctance to leave the ECHR will be an continuation of the debate. If she chooses to be too ‘iron lady,’ she will sink. 

2. Competition with Nigel Farage: This Brexit veteran established credibility on immigration issues. Immigration is his middle name! He has it cattle branded across his butt cheeks. Are we going to see Reform Light vs Reform UK? If so, would this yet again, delay the country taking control? Well, of course it will, it was rhetorical. 

Reform UK's Standing With Tommy Robinson And His Followers

Richard Tice distanced Reform UK from the ‘likes’ of Tommy Robinson and his ‘lot’ which could have been an ignorant reference to genuine vandals or crooks. We know Nigel Farage, like Robinson, has been a controversial figure. Tommy has a historical association with the Far-Right as well as his EDL activism, which today, still reflects a broad public perception of the man, rather than a purely factual account of his actions to date. Stigma is hard to shake. It sticks. 

Tommy Robinson, like Farage, has taken punishment. Reform UK knows it must to align itself with the wider voting landscape to win the big victory for the country. Moving beyond the culture wars, and commotion, what would the 52% who voted leave want? Reform UK fight in their corridors of power, while others take to media networks. Above all, the movement to reform the UK is the only directive. Will that be through Nigel Farage, Badenoch or someone like Nick Tenconi, supported by right-wingers betrayed by Tices political shibboleth?

Is This How Things Will Go?

For Badenoch to rally the right, it must be a profound task and an admirable success. She must own these complexities like a boss and mould the solutions. Yes, she might be an anti-woke figurehead, which is a bonus in this day and age, but do you think she can balance real bold policies without losing her broad appeal especially when addressing our deep enduring frustrations that fueled the Brexit vote? The gauntlet has been thrown down. 

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