Are the Tories back?
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Are the Tories back?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 22, 202625 min
  • Politics

Political correspondent Aletha Adu explores whether the Conservative party under Kemi Badenoch is about to become, once again, the UK’s leading party on the right. Send your comments and questions to [email protected]. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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As we sit here now, Nigel Farage is going to be the next Prime Minister.

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This is The Guardian. Today, is the chemi-vadonok bounce real? For the last two years, all the talk in UK politics has been about one party on the right. As we sit here now, Nigel Farage is going to be the next Prime Minister.

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I think we are on course for a reform victory at the next election. I won't forget this. They might, they might. Recently, something started to happen. The zombie party you thought were dead were maybe back?

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Let's call it Halloween a week early. Because you may not have noticed it, but the Conservative Party leader is beating almost everyone bar Andy Burnham in the popularity stakes. And maybe more importantly for them, there are signs that Kemi Badenok is leading the

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