I don’t want my children’s English identity questioned – Badenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defended the British identity of her mixed-race children, saying she does not want to live in a country where their English identity is questioned.
Badenoch, MP for North West Essex, made the remarks during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference 2026 on Wednesday, while criticising Reform UK MPs over what she described as attempts to question people’s identities.
“I don’t want to live in a country run by people who threaten journalists, who call veterans traitors, and debate whether my mixed-race children are English,” she said.
“I don’t want to explain to my son when we’re watching our brilliant England team play football that so...