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Beth’s at the Conservative party conference – talking to the shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins.
She says that Kemi Badenoch has shown resilience and character in her first year as party leader- but it’s taken time to find confidence and her 11 months of ‘listening’ and ‘absorbing’ has come with ‘political knocks’.
She acknowledges that she is sorry about the Tory proposal to leave the ECHR - but says politicians have to deal with the politics of today.
She also reveals how her parents met at Tory conference and which politician makes her shout at TV.
Remember, you can also watch Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson on YouTube.
Fill in our survey: https://forms.gle/G72yDkjs6EmoVLp39
She says that Kemi Badenoch has shown resilience and character in her first year as party leader- but it’s taken time to find confidence and her 11 months of ‘listening’ and ‘absorbing’ has come with ‘political knocks’.
She acknowledges that she is sorry about the Tory proposal to leave the ECHR - but says politicians have to deal with the politics of today.
She also reveals how her parents met at Tory conference and which politician makes her shout at TV.
Remember, you can also watch Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson on YouTube.
Fill in our survey: https://forms.gle/G72yDkjs6EmoVLp39
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