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- Kemi Badenoch allegedly plotted, phoning cabinet ministers to ask who wanted a new prime minister before the 2024 election.
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the rebels “attention-seeking” and said he would not rise to the bait.
- The infighting, according to the book, depressed the Tory vote and contributed to the July 2024 landslide loss.
- After the defeat, Badenoch beat Robert Jenrick in a members’ vote to become Conservative leader.
