This is a bonus episode profiling one of the final two candidates in the Conservative leadership election, Kemi Badenoch. Adam and Alex speak to Fraser Nelson, former editor of The Spectator, who has known Kemi Badenoch for years since they were colleagues at The Spectator. They find out how her childhood in Nigeria and moving to the UK aged 16 influenced her political views, why she’s unafraid of courting controversy and what her pitch to Conservative members is. You can listen to the profile of Robert Jenrick here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k057zk You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham
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Hello.
We're bringing you bonus episodes where we profile the final two contenders in the Conservative leadership contest.
We've enlisted our friend Alex for Scythe to help and we found some people, people who know the candidates very well.
This episode is all about Cami Badenoch.
You can find our episode about Robert Jenrick in the Newscast feed.
Now, you may already know that Kemi grew up in Nigeria and was Secretary of State for Business and Trade, but you may not know that she worked at McDonald's as a teenager.
She apparently throws a legendary Burns Night supper.
And this isn't her first tilt at the leadership.
Her first attempt was back in 2022.
We will cover all of that and so much more on this episode of.
Newscast, Newscast, Newscast from the BBC.
Well, here to talk us through Cammy Badenoch's life and times is Alex Versyth.