What I Told James O’Brien About Being Banned From Conservative Party Conference

Kemi Badenoch’s ‘authoritarian’ decision to ban journalists she disagrees with tells you everything you need to know about her leadership

I’ve been a lobby journalist working in the Houses of Parliament for some 13 years now.

In that time I’ve attended dozens of party conferences, including with the Conservatives, and I’ve never had a single complaint about my behaviour, or coverage.

Even under Boris Johnson, who I was probably more critical of than any other recent Prime Minister, there was never any attempt to prevent me from attending.

However, as I explained to James O’Brien on LBC yesterday, that all changed when Kemi Badenoch became Conservative leader.

Here’s why.