Kemi Badenoch opened Tory conference this afternoon by publishing ‘The Right Way’, a 100-page pamphlet modelled on the party’s 1976 Right Approach. Most of its policies have been announced before, although Badenoch is obviously promising more over the next three days. Tomorrow will focus on the economy, Tuesday on defence, and Wednesday on standards…
The new policy today pledges to introduce free childcare to families where a parent earns over £100,000. Below is a summary of ‘The Right Way’. Click here to read the full thing…
Economy and welfare
Energy
Government
Crime
Defence
Borders and immigration
Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg:
The problem with the economy “is not lots of elderly people earning £10-12,000 per year on the state pension” but “the huge number of people who can work, who don’t work“, there have been “different policies at different times” but you “go with what the leader does… I am the leader now.”
She said altering the lock does “not create growth… The triple lock is our policy. We believe this is the right policy for pensioners.”
Alex Norris, Justice Secretary, told Laura Kuenssberg he did not know how many prisoners released early had been tagged:
Tagging is the central excuse for Labour’s early release scheme…
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Counter-terrorism policing statement:
A 28-year-old man has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage MP.
Joshua Kerry, of Byrley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged today (Friday 2 October), with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006, following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service.
This charge relates to activity which is alleged to have taken place between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026.
Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, said: “We have been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time.
“The charge announced today is a result of the tireless work of investigators across the Counter Terrorism Policing network.
“This investigation has been led by a dedicated team of detectives, analysts, and forensic experts, working on multiple lines of enquiry, which has resulted in this very serious charge.”
Kerry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Green Deputy Leader Rachel Millward said:
“The reality is that it’s Zack Polanski who brought the nation, Andy Burnham. And if we hadn’t had the success of the Green Party in this last year since Zack’s been leading, which has been unprecedented, phenomenal success and a growth from about 60,000 members to 230,000, if we hadn’t had that much pressure on Labour, then we’d probably still be in the Starmer regime, which was pretty much ushering in a Reform government with its lurch to the right. So actually, what we’re seeing now is that we’ve set the political agenda and the government is picking that up.”