Kemi Badenoch resists populist path with tax-cutting promise

The Conservative leader stunned critics with her back-to-basics conference speech

Kemi Badenoch hit every single note in her barnstorming speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, successfully savaging both Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, and repositioning her movement to one focused on tax cutting and fiscal responsibility.

Witty, warm and confident, the UK Tory party leader stunned her critics with her performance an…