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Kemi Badenoch will not reveal any major policies for two years as she unveils ‘three-year plan’ to turn Tories around
KEMI Badenoch will not reveal any major policies for at least two years as she orders the Conservatives to be ready to fight an election by 2028.
The Tory leader unveiled her “three-year plan” to turn the routed party around at a Shadow Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that leans heavily on Sir Keir Starmer’s own path to power.
Kemi Badenoch will not reveal any major policies for two years as she unveils her ‘three-year plan’ to turn the Tories around[/caption]2025 will be focused on “rebuilding trust” with voters with apologies for what the Conservatives got wrong in Government.
Ms Badenoch has already said sorry for the party’s painful failings on migration, with other such grovels said to be in the pipeline.
Next year will focus on “establishing credibility” with efforts to contrast her team with Nigel Farage as an alternative government throughout 2026.
Then the remaining years of the parliament will finally see “plans for Government” unveiled and policies set out – but not before the very end of 2027 at the earliest.
The Leader of the Opposition also urged her frontbench to embark on a major outreach programme with Donald Trump’s Republicans and right-wing parties in Australia and Canada for tips on turning around party fortunes as quickly as possible.
One Shadow Cabinet source described the plan as “high on aims but low on detail”, while another praised it for its “ambition”.
Other senior Tories pointed to lessons learnt from how Sir Keir Starmer and his right-hand man Morgan McSweeney dragged Labour from an historic defeat in 2019 to No10 by 2024.
A source said: “Starmer showed it can be done in a matter of years, and there is no reason we cannot do the same.”
At a presentation on Tuesday morning, Badenoch and her chief of staff Lee Rowley set the three year roadmap focusing on five key priorities designed to detoxify the party after 14 mixed years in power.
Although the PM does not have to call an election until summer 2029, senior Tories believe the PM could go to the country as early as late 2027.
One senior Tory said: “Given that the government has already hit a record low in popularity, we need to be ready to go a lot sooner than most people think.”
Tottenham 1 Liverpool 0: Bergvall’s winner gives Spurs first-leg advantage but game overshadowed by Bentancur injury
LUCAS BERGVALL was the unlikely hero for Tottenham as they edged a narrow victory over Tottenham.
The youngster bagged his first goal for the club five minutes from time to give Spurs hope of reaching Wembley.
Pedro Porro missed a golden opportunity for Tottenham[/caption]It looked like both teams would be heading to Anfield next month with the tie goalless after a cagey affair in North London.
But Bergvall produced a wonderful finish after Dominic Solanke had carved out an opportunity using his pace and strength.
Tottenham overcame an early injury scare to Rodrigo Bentancur and contained the visitors – something they failed to do in a 6-3 defeat to the Reds last month.
They came close to scoring through Pedro Porro when Alisson had to ball taken off his toe, while they also had Radu Dragusin to thank after he blocked a goalbound effort off the line.
Spurs even had the ball in the back of the net 15 minutes from time but Solanke was deemed to be offside following a review by VAR.
Never-before-seen moment in English football as referee speaks to crowd to confirm why Spurs goal ruled out vs Liverpool
TOTTENHAM’S clash with Liverpool made unexpected history – as for the first time ever a referee explained directly to the crowd why a goal had been ruled out.
Stuart Attwell used the PA system to announce Dominic Solake’s Carabao Cup semi-final opener for Spurs was offside.
https://twitter.com/Mockneyrebel/status/1877110590616863107First, VAR reviewed the striker’s finish after he sped through to slot home a long through-ball from Pedro Porro.
Then Attwell said to the stadium: “After a review Dominic Solanke was in an offside position.”
Solanke late helped tee up Lucas Bergvall’s 86th minute breakthrough for Tottenham.
And Liverpool were fuming as, shortly before that, Bergvall escaped a second yellow card for a foul on Kostas Tsimikas.
But the contest will mainly be remembered for Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur being taken to hospital after landing horrifically.
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Tom McKibbin speaks out on shock LIV Golf Tour links as Irishman insists ‘just trying to do my best’ ahead of Team Cup
TOM McKIBBIN has refused to rule out a move to LIV Golf after being linked with a shock switch to the Saudi breakaway.
The 22-year-old ace has been strongly linked with a move to join the Legion XIII roster on the Saudi Arabia PIF-backed LIV Golf.
It is believed that team skipper, and two-time major winner Jon Rahm wants McKibbin on his roster.
However, asked about the speculation, the Belfast man remained coy as to whether a move to LIV was on the cards.
Speaking to Golf Digest Middle East ahead of the Team Cup, he said: “I’m not going to make any comments this week out of respect for Justin [Rose] and Luke [Donald] and this tournament.
“It’s a team event so I’m just trying to do my best for the team and see how many points I can get.”
McKibbin is set for action this week in the Team Cup match in Abu Dhabi.
The Great Britain and Ireland team are pitted against a continental Europe side in the UAE.
He will be teaming up with Justin Rose, Laurie Canter, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace, Paul Waring, and Matthew Jordan.
They will go up against a Europe side featuring Francesco Molinari, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Matteo Manassero, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Niklas Nørgaard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Matthieu Pavon, Antoine Rozner, and Romain Langasque.
It comes after a stellar 2024 campaign.
The Northern Irish golfer won a PGA Tour card last season after claiming a card on offer at the DP World Tour Championship in November.
The starlet won one of the ten dual cards in Europe’s flagship tour finale with a gutsy closing birdie.
His level par 72 was just enough to edge out England’s Jordan Smith by a razor-tight 10.5 Race to Dubai points.
He made the 18th green in two, and two-putted for birdie before expressing his excitement at the career milestone.
McKibbin has a close association with four-time Major champion Rory McIlroy as they both hail from Holywood GC in County Down.
McIlroy was once one of LIV Golf‘s most vocal critics before he performed an astonishing u-turn last year.
Rahm’s team already includes England’s Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surrat and Kieran Vincent.
But there’s a vacancy to be filled before next month’s deadline closes before the start of the LIV schedule after Kieran Vincent’s relegation from the league in the individual standings.
He would follow compatriot Graeme McDowell to the LIV Tour ahead of the fourth season start in Riyadh, February 6.