Kemi Badenoch became the first of Rishi Sunak's ministers to confirm they will vote against his smoking ban this afternoon as he faced a rebellion by the Tory Right. The Business Secretary said ...

The Conservative MP is far from the only politician to play up her working-class credentials and the changing nature of class ...

The U.K. enjoys a bipartisan consensus on phasing out tobacco use. But some see it as a new front in a culture war against ...

In the intervening months, the field has gradually been whittled down to two in a series of secret ballots by MPs. Still in ...

Ms Badenoch took £1,360 worth of free Ed Sheeran concert tickets from the Premier League - and this week repeatedly opposed ...

But he is the instigator of a smoking plan with substantial ... The cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch among them. Another 100-ish abstained. The cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt among them.

Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are being debated and ... The BBC understands that Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is considering voting against the plans.

Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch has sparked fury after arguing ... football regulator or the proposed widening of the smoking ban. Joeli Brearley, founder of campaign group ...

Maternity pay is “excessive” and people should exercise “more personal responsibility”, Kemi Badenoch has said ... or the proposed widening of the smoking ban. Joeli Brearley, founder ...