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Kris Shergold's avatar

How can the Tories be trusted again after leaving office with taxes, immigration, and wokeness at the highest levels they have ever been? How do I ever vote for the party again? And I’m a party member (that supported you). BigKris

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Phil Duke's avatar

Hi and congratulations on new role

Can we rely on you to follow in the footsteps of Donald trump in dealing with woke and all of its manifestations

PhilD

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Zayphar's avatar

In order to hold and increase the Tory position among the electorate, is it necessary to 'steal' policy positions that are popular with voters whom are likely to vote Reform instead of Conservative?

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Phil Harris's avatar

Do you believe any centre-right party is able to enact change through a left-leaning civil service? If not, how will you change our governance and if so, why did you, Jenrick, Braverman, Patel et al achieve so little as cabinet ministers despite talking a good game?

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Kris Shergold's avatar

In 2016 Britain voted to take back control. We were however mistaken in that it seems it was the civil service and quangos, not just the EU that control needed to be wrested from. Do you see the work of Milei in Argentina and DOGE in the US and accept that we need a similar culling of the civil service and quangos in the UK? BigKris

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jeremy f's avatar

Is the State of Israel and ally of the UK? If so, would you commit to have the UK vote in Israel's favor at the UN security council?

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Kris Shergold's avatar

Is it acceptable that the courts seem to have introduced de facto blasphemy laws under the guise of incitement to hatred? BigKris

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Kris Shergold's avatar

Will you press for prosecutions for misconduct in public office, whether it be malfeasance or misfeasance, against those that turned a blind eye, or covered up, the grooming, rape, and torture gangs? BigKris

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Fredrik's avatar

As a former Minister for International Trade, what is the UK’s most undervalued asset in the global market and how can the UK remain globally competitive in the post-Brexit landscape while also avoiding a race-to-the-bottom in trade agreements?

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Stevan Popovic's avatar

Why are you bothering with this interview? Part of the mess we are in. If it goes to plan, the tories hit electoral oblivion. Hitchens will be happy. Play no future by sex pistols on loop instead.

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Fredrik's avatar

Do the UK need a Donald Trump type revolution and If you could enact important policies with no opposition on day one, what would it be?

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Ania Lou's avatar

I keep hearing people on the Left saying legal routes would stop the boats problem. If it’s that simple why hasn’t it been done? Is it more complicated than that?

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curious2plus2's avatar

Which political leaders from the past do you most admire and why? Who is your favourite left wing/labour politician and why?

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curious2plus2's avatar

I am an old school lefty, but you are the party leader whose values and stance's most closely align with mine on free speech and in many other areas, how will you encourage more traditionally left leaning voters to view you as the best option for the country at the next election?

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curious2plus2's avatar

Your congratulations Speech to Angela Rayner was well measured, showing empathy while being cutting at points. Has it established a dialogue between the two of you?

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The Grumpy Old Engineer's avatar

Dear Mrs Badenoch, I am one of the many Tory party members who voted for you in the 2025 party leadership vote. I did that having, for the first time in the previous 14 General Elections, not voted Conservative at the 2024 General Election. Clearly, I was very upset by the quality of leadership and government supplied by the Tory party from 2010 to 2025 - 15 years during which the party did not do in government that which they had offered in their manifesto on almost all key issues (with the exception of the referendum vote in 2016, of course).

My questions are simply "Why should I believe that the next Tory government will do what it promises before the election?" and "Why should I believe that the Tory leader will be given support by the Tory MPs in parliament rather than them being the main reason that the promised measures are not achieved (again!)?"

Thank you.

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