Kemi Badenoch
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And so we would have something to agree on that aren't there anymore. So instead, we have a prime minister who, when the Black Lives Matter protests happened, he took the knee right in this room, actually. He took the knee in this room. And I sat there thinking, what on earth is this man doing? This is completely ludicrous.
And so we would have something to agree on that aren't there anymore. So instead, we have a prime minister who, when the Black Lives Matter protests happened, he took the knee right in this room, actually. He took the knee in this room. And I sat there thinking, what on earth is this man doing? This is completely ludicrous.
And so we would have something to agree on that aren't there anymore. So instead, we have a prime minister who, when the Black Lives Matter protests happened, he took the knee right in this room, actually. He took the knee in this room. And I sat there thinking, what on earth is this man doing? This is completely ludicrous.
But people who will pander to whatever is going on because they're not rooted in anything serious, they are detached from reality, and they don't know what is real and what isn't real. And we are the only party that is real, which means that we're often pragmatic in a way that annoys people and we don't communicate the pragmatism well enough. And that's what I'm trying to do now.
But people who will pander to whatever is going on because they're not rooted in anything serious, they are detached from reality, and they don't know what is real and what isn't real. And we are the only party that is real, which means that we're often pragmatic in a way that annoys people and we don't communicate the pragmatism well enough. And that's what I'm trying to do now.
But people who will pander to whatever is going on because they're not rooted in anything serious, they are detached from reality, and they don't know what is real and what isn't real. And we are the only party that is real, which means that we're often pragmatic in a way that annoys people and we don't communicate the pragmatism well enough. And that's what I'm trying to do now.
We have new leadership. We're going to be honest. We're going to tell the truth to the public, even when it's difficult. People like to tell the public what they want to hear rather than what's really happening. And I have said that the Conservative Party is not going to do that. People must know the truth.
We have new leadership. We're going to be honest. We're going to tell the truth to the public, even when it's difficult. People like to tell the public what they want to hear rather than what's really happening. And I have said that the Conservative Party is not going to do that. People must know the truth.
We have new leadership. We're going to be honest. We're going to tell the truth to the public, even when it's difficult. People like to tell the public what they want to hear rather than what's really happening. And I have said that the Conservative Party is not going to do that. People must know the truth.
So I think that we should start by stating what my position is. So I am not a climate change skeptic, but I am very much a net zero skeptic. And the reason why I am a net zero skeptic is because I saw how the legislation was put in place. I was a newish MP when it started. And if you look at how it happened, then you look at why it happened, the whole thing makes sense.
So I think that we should start by stating what my position is. So I am not a climate change skeptic, but I am very much a net zero skeptic. And the reason why I am a net zero skeptic is because I saw how the legislation was put in place. I was a newish MP when it started. And if you look at how it happened, then you look at why it happened, the whole thing makes sense.
So I think that we should start by stating what my position is. So I am not a climate change skeptic, but I am very much a net zero skeptic. And the reason why I am a net zero skeptic is because I saw how the legislation was put in place. I was a newish MP when it started. And if you look at how it happened, then you look at why it happened, the whole thing makes sense.
So we have a minority government. We can't get any legislation through. And we need to put something that everybody can agree on. And on both sides of the House, left and right, environmentalism has supporters. There's the centre-right type of environmentalism and the centre-left. Net zero looks like a thing that everybody can agree on.
So we have a minority government. We can't get any legislation through. And we need to put something that everybody can agree on. And on both sides of the House, left and right, environmentalism has supporters. There's the centre-right type of environmentalism and the centre-left. Net zero looks like a thing that everybody can agree on.
So we have a minority government. We can't get any legislation through. And we need to put something that everybody can agree on. And on both sides of the House, left and right, environmentalism has supporters. There's the centre-right type of environmentalism and the centre-left. Net zero looks like a thing that everybody can agree on.
And I remember asking in the debate, it was a 90 minute debate for this trillion pound legislation. And I stood up. I was one of only two people who asked a sceptical question. I said, how are we going to pay for this? Where is the plan? And I was dismissively waved away by the minister at the time saying the plans will be forthcoming.
And I remember asking in the debate, it was a 90 minute debate for this trillion pound legislation. And I stood up. I was one of only two people who asked a sceptical question. I said, how are we going to pay for this? Where is the plan? And I was dismissively waved away by the minister at the time saying the plans will be forthcoming.
And I remember asking in the debate, it was a 90 minute debate for this trillion pound legislation. And I stood up. I was one of only two people who asked a sceptical question. I said, how are we going to pay for this? Where is the plan? And I was dismissively waved away by the minister at the time saying the plans will be forthcoming.
That minister now works, you know, in the green industries, I'm told. And I think that the reason why this happened is because a lot of people are afraid of being attacked, of cancellation, of going against the grain. This was a way for us to say, we're showing global leadership.
That minister now works, you know, in the green industries, I'm told. And I think that the reason why this happened is because a lot of people are afraid of being attacked, of cancellation, of going against the grain. This was a way for us to say, we're showing global leadership.