Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened — how each outlet reported it
Tema: Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened
Financial Times: Can Kemi Badenoch return the Tories to power? — The party is currently third in opinion polls on 20%, behind Labour and Reform (https://www.ft.com/content/55b65eed-89ba-4a7c-b137-b8c5284f7401?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
The Guardian: Badenoch denies plan for ‘British Iron Dome’ – after Tories use phrase in press release — Tory leader says proposed ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be comparable to Israeli missile defence system UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has denied she compared a new air defence system proposed by the party to Israel’s Iron Dome, despite using the term in her press release and a… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/06/badenoch-british-iron-dome-plan-tory-press-release)
The New York Times: The Fight for Britain’s Right: Can Kemi Badenoch Reboot the Conservatives? — Attendees at the party’s annual conference have been buoyed: both by leader Kemi Badenoch’s rising poll ratings and a mock Bayeux Tapestry. But the challenge from Reform U.K. remains. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/world/europe/uk-conservatives-kemi-badenoch-right-farage.html)
The Guardian: Tories delight as satirical tapestry pokes fun at ‘turncoat’ Robert Jenrick — Reminders of banished Reform UK defector were all around the Conservative party conference in Birmingham As Kemi Badenoch basked in the applause of the Tory faithful at the close of her pivotal speech at Conservative party conference last year, one member of her shadow cabinet looked less than… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/conservative-party-conference-satirical-tapestry-robert-jenrick)
Financial Times: Badenoch pledges to scrap inheritance tax on family homes — Conservative leader to close event as party trails Labour and Reform in opinion polls (https://www.ft.com/content/9e1cf8ac-68b7-44bf-8e99-0bc1c75e2c21?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
The Guardian: Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan — Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as Badenoch rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has announced the Conservatives would abolish inheritance tax on family homes if elected, prompting immediate criticism that she… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/tories-prioritising-rich-voters-inheritance-tax-cut-badenoch-conference-speech)
The Straits Times: UK Conservative leader pledges to abolish inheritance tax on family homes — BIRMINGHAM, Oct 7 - The leader of Britain's opposition Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, pledged on Wednesday to abolish inheritance tax on family homes and let couples pass on an additional £1 million ($1.3 million) without incurring the levy if the party wins power. (https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/uk-conservative-leader-pledges-to-abolish-inheritance-tax-on-family-homes)
The Guardian: All hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John Crace — The Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius Where’s AI slop when you need it? It could all have been so much simpler. Just ask ChatGPT to write me a leader’s speech in the style of Kemi Badenoch. Make it an hour and 10… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/kemi-badenoch-conservative-party-conference-speech)
Financial Times: Six things we learnt from the Tory party conference — The Conservatives’ annual gathering in Birmingham has closed with leader Kemi Badenoch focusing on the economy and homeowners (https://www.ft.com/content/63755a98-d187-4b92-b49c-5b33af666517?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
The Guardian: Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – as it happened — Conservative leader will deliver her keynote speech to Tory conference later Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce cuts to inheritance tax (IHT) this morning in a keynote conference speech that will claim the next election will be a “battle of ideas” between a government spending ever… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/07/kemi-badenoch-inheritance-tax-conservatives-tory-conference-labour-green-party-reform-latest-news-updates)
Financial Times: Five things Badenoch must do to win — While Tory leader’s popularity is clear, she must still neutralise areas of weakness and move closer to the Labour government (https://www.ft.com/content/8b0ad0c9-88a1-412e-8658-7f93f510d008?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
The Guardian: ‘All me’: Tory party riding high on Kemi Badenoch’s wave of popularity — At Conservative conference, some worry about becoming a one-woman party, while others say party should thank their lucky stars they have her UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has long said that the Conservatives were “under new management”, but in a TV interview to mark the end of a… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/tory-party-riding-high-on-kemi-badenochs-wave-of-popularity)
The Hindu: Reopening Brexit debate a ‘terrible idea’: Conservative leader Badenoch — “Can you imagine having to go through that again? So much time lost arguing with ourselves, arguing with the EU, going round and round in circles… I think that is a terrible idea,” Ms. Badenoch said (https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/reopening-brexit-debate-a-terrible-idea-conservative-leader-badenoch/article71556095.ece)
The Guardian: Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense | Heather Stewart — The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthy Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put Gordon… (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/07/badenochs-inheritance-tax-gambit-makes-no-economic-sense)
Financial Times: Tory inheritance tax pledge: do the sums add up? — Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says if her party wins the next election she will cut the number of families paying the levy (https://www.ft.com/content/1aa5c0f1-962d-4164-a375-74ac4bdd9d25?syn-25a6b1a6=1)
BBC News: Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes — Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn5vw05l0q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)