Kemi Badenoch

The Enlightenment values, you know, freedom of speech, you know, things like the presumption of innocence, free enterprise, all of the things that I think helped make this country really great and a lot of the countries around the West slowly being forgotten, being taken for granted.

And I can never forget those things because I have a comparison country and I have lived and seen a place where those things are not respected, institutions are not respected, where everybody looked like me, but it was multicultural and there was so much conflict. And it's one of the reasons why I describe the UK as a multi-ethnic country, not a multicultural one.

And I can never forget those things because I have a comparison country and I have lived and seen a place where those things are not respected, institutions are not respected, where everybody looked like me, but it was multicultural and there was so much conflict. And it's one of the reasons why I describe the UK as a multi-ethnic country, not a multicultural one.

And I can never forget those things because I have a comparison country and I have lived and seen a place where those things are not respected, institutions are not respected, where everybody looked like me, but it was multicultural and there was so much conflict. And it's one of the reasons why I describe the UK as a multi-ethnic country, not a multicultural one.

because you need to make sure that you have a shared dominant culture. And yes, people can eat different foods and have songs and so on, but those are the very superficial markers of culture. Culture trumps everything. It's much deeper things. Customs, norms, how we treat each other, the expectations that you have of society, and more importantly, what society has of you.

because you need to make sure that you have a shared dominant culture. And yes, people can eat different foods and have songs and so on, but those are the very superficial markers of culture. Culture trumps everything. It's much deeper things. Customs, norms, how we treat each other, the expectations that you have of society, and more importantly, what society has of you.

because you need to make sure that you have a shared dominant culture. And yes, people can eat different foods and have songs and so on, but those are the very superficial markers of culture. Culture trumps everything. It's much deeper things. Customs, norms, how we treat each other, the expectations that you have of society, and more importantly, what society has of you.

What are your responsibilities, not just your rights? And those are the things that led me on the journey to conservatism. But it is very rooted in my having two places to compare to.

What are your responsibilities, not just your rights? And those are the things that led me on the journey to conservatism. But it is very rooted in my having two places to compare to.

What are your responsibilities, not just your rights? And those are the things that led me on the journey to conservatism. But it is very rooted in my having two places to compare to.

No, how would I have political aspirations? I grew up under a military government. I didn't even know what politics was. You kind of knew what democracy was, but you knew you didn't have it. So the politics And the political sort of interest came much, much later. Now, I was supposed to be a doctor like my parents and my uncles and aunts and all their friends. That was the family that I was born.

No, how would I have political aspirations? I grew up under a military government. I didn't even know what politics was. You kind of knew what democracy was, but you knew you didn't have it. So the politics And the political sort of interest came much, much later. Now, I was supposed to be a doctor like my parents and my uncles and aunts and all their friends. That was the family that I was born.

No, how would I have political aspirations? I grew up under a military government. I didn't even know what politics was. You kind of knew what democracy was, but you knew you didn't have it. So the politics And the political sort of interest came much, much later. Now, I was supposed to be a doctor like my parents and my uncles and aunts and all their friends. That was the family that I was born.

That was the sort of family that I was born into. And I had, you know, when I talked about that part scholarship, I had a pre-med part scholarship to Stanford and my father couldn't afford the rest of it. And that was age 16. So. There was time and I came here and the first thing I did was get a job because I was left on my own and I wanted money.

That was the sort of family that I was born into. And I had, you know, when I talked about that part scholarship, I had a pre-med part scholarship to Stanford and my father couldn't afford the rest of it. And that was age 16. So. There was time and I came here and the first thing I did was get a job because I was left on my own and I wanted money.

That was the sort of family that I was born into. And I had, you know, when I talked about that part scholarship, I had a pre-med part scholarship to Stanford and my father couldn't afford the rest of it. And that was age 16. So. There was time and I came here and the first thing I did was get a job because I was left on my own and I wanted money.

So I got a job at McDonald's and I went to a college part time for sort of 16 to 18 year olds. It's called a further education college. And I just thought, well, you know, my parents are doctors. Of course, I will be a doctor as well.

So I got a job at McDonald's and I went to a college part time for sort of 16 to 18 year olds. It's called a further education college. And I just thought, well, you know, my parents are doctors. Of course, I will be a doctor as well.

So I got a job at McDonald's and I went to a college part time for sort of 16 to 18 year olds. It's called a further education college. And I just thought, well, you know, my parents are doctors. Of course, I will be a doctor as well.

And what I didn't realize was that between the expectations of the school I was going to, and the amount of time I was spending, you know, earning money and flipping burgers and eating them, that actually I was no longer on that academic track. And I also had my first experience of what I call the soft bigotry of low expectations.