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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Badenoch says anonymous critics are 'cowards'
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected criticism of her leadership, saying anonymous critics from within her party are "cowards". "I'm not afraid of cowards," she told BBC Newsnight. Two anonymous Tories used an article in the Critic magazine to call for her to stand down, as the party braces for potential heavy losses in this Thursday's local elections in England. Badenoch said: "I'm not worried about people who are too scared to put their name to a piece of criticism. "I think that's cowardice," she told Newsnight. "I don't know who would write anonymous articles or if it's even real. But anything that doesn't have someone's name to it, I don't think I need to worry about at all." The article, published in the magazine's May issue and online last week, called for Badenoch to be replaced by shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick - who she beat in last year's leadership contest. The article read: "Badenoch is not so much dragging the party down, as she's where a party gets to when it reaches rock bottom." It described her as "unpopular and dislikeable and demonstrably no sort of electoral asset to the party". And it added that: "The Tory Party has not come to terms with its defeat last year, nor with the 14 years which preceded it... We are in massive trouble and are not solving our problems because we're not admitting to them." Earlier this week, Badenoch rejected claims there was a rift between her and Jenrick over whether the party should form an electoral pact with Reform UK. Badenoch warns Tories of difficult local elections Will this be the 'anyone but the big parties' local election? Badenoch denies Jenrick rift over Reform comments Badenoch also told Newsnight's Nick Watt that she felt she was finding her "groove" as leader of the opposition, and was learning from the early experience of Margaret Thatcher who she said was "terrible at PMQs" at first. "Leader of the opposition is completely different from being a secretary of state, which is what I did before," she said. "And you know, you find your groove, you try different things, some things work and some things don't work. "But what I'm really glad about is that my party is united. This time last year, what you would have been reading about in the papers was Tory rows, lots of infighting, and actually we've come together." Thursday's polls are Badenoch's first electoral test since she became leader, following her party's defeat in last year's general election. The Tories currently hold about half the seats up for election on Thursday, and Badenoch has previously acknowledged they could be "extremely difficult" for her party. POSTCODE LOOKUP: Check if there is an election in your area IN DEPTH: Will this be the 'anyone but the big parties' local election? SIMPLE GUIDE: Everything you need to know about the local elections GET IN TOUCH: Tell us the election issues that matter to you FULL COVERAGE: Catch up on all our election stories
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Kemi Badenoch says anonymous Conservative critics are 'cowards'
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has rejected criticism of her leadership, saying anonymous critics from within her party are "cowards"."I'm not afraid of cowards," she told BBC anonymous Tories used an article in the Critic magazine to call for her to stand down, as the party braces for potential heavy losses in this Thursday's local elections in said: "I'm not worried about people who are too scared to put their name to a piece of criticism. "I think that's cowardice," she told Newsnight. "I don't know who would write anonymous articles or if it's even real. But anything that doesn't have someone's name to it, I don't think I need to worry about at all."The article, published in the magazine's May issue and online last week, called for Badenoch to be replaced by shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick - who she beat in last year's leadership article read: "Badenoch is not so much dragging the party down, as she's where a party gets to when it reaches rock bottom."It described her as "unpopular and dislikeable and demonstrably no sort of electoral asset to the party".And it added that: "The Tory Party has not come to terms with its defeat last year, nor with the 14 years which preceded it.... We are in massive trouble and are not solving our problems because we're not admitting to them."Earlier this week, Badenoch rejected claims there was a rift between her and Jenrick over whether the party should form an electoral pact with Reform UK. Badenoch also told Newsnight's Nick Watt that she felt she was finding her "groove" as leader of the opposition, and was learning from the early experience of Margaret Thatcher who she said was "terrible at PMQs" at first."Leader of the opposition is completely different from being a secretary of state, which is what I did before," she said. "And you know, you find your groove, you try different things, some things work and some things don't work. "But what I'm really glad about is that my party is united. This time last year, what you would have been reading about in the papers was Tory rows, lots of infighting, and actually we've come together."Thursday's polls are Badenoch's first electoral test since she became leader, following her party's defeat in last year's general Tories currently hold about half the seats up for election on Thursday, and Badenoch has previously acknowledged they could be "extremely difficult" for her party.
New York Times
21-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Corrections: Feb. 21, 2025
An article on Feb. 15 about a federal judge's move to extend an earlier judicial order that had temporarily restricted access to Treasury Department data and payment systems by Elon Musk and his team misspelled the given name of the judge overseeing the hearing. She is Jeannette A. Vargas, not Jeanette. An article on Thursday about what we know regarding the Trump administration's transfer of more than 175 men from an immigration holding site in Texas to the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay misstated the number of prisoners awaiting trial at Guantánamo's terrorism-related detention mission. It is six prisoners, not all 15 who remain. A Critic's Notebook article on Thursday about a film festival screening of the 1985 documentary 'Shoah' misidentified the nationality of the directors and producers of a film. The film 'Holding Liat' was directed and produced by Americans, not Israelis. An article on Thursday about the Metropolitan Opera's new season misspelled the surname of the director of 'El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.' She is Deborah Colker, not Kolker. An article on Thursday about the possible effect on the finances of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington after President Trump purged the center's board of all Biden appointees and installed himself as chairman described incorrectly the DeVos Institute of Arts Management. It is no longer affiliated with the University of Maryland. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
New York Times
08-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Corrections: Feb. 8, 2025
An article on Friday about efforts by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to learn about a project to screen elite Navy fighter pilots for signs of brain injuries caused by flying misstated the month of Capt. William Catlett's death. It was in December 2024, not January 2025. An article on Friday about a lawsuit that could potentially place the administrative state under the complete control of the president misidentified the party that had authority to remove the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for 'inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.' It is the president, not Congress. An article on Tuesday about the use of MDMA-assisted treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder misstated the year that Psymposia became a nonprofit. It registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2020, not when it was founded in 2014. The article also omitted Beatriz Labate's affiliation with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS. Dr. Labate works part-time for MAPS as a public education and culture specialist. A Critic's Notebook article on Friday about the rapper Kendrick Lamar misstated the place the album 'DAMN' occupies in Mr. Lamar's discography. It is his fourth studio album, not his third. An Overlooked obituary on Tuesday about the NASA computer scientist Annie Easley misidentified one of the computer languages Easley used while working at NASA. It is Symbolic Optimal Assembly Program, not Simple Object Access Protocol. Errors are corrected during the press run whenever possible, so some errors noted here may not have appeared in all editions.
