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The Badenoch bounce! Tories leapfrog Reform after Kemi's conference tax vow - and move within a point of Labour

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Tapsfield, J. (2026, October 13). The Badenoch bounce! Tories leapfrog Reform after Kemi's conference tax vow - and move within a point of Labour. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16204513/Badenoch-Tories-Reform-conference-tax-Labour-election.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Kemi Badenoch's recent speech at the Conservative conference has led to a boost in support for her party, according to a YouGov poll, which shows the Conservatives gaining three points to reach 23 percent, surpassing Reform’s 21 percent and closing in on Labour’s 24 percent. The poll also indicates that Burnham's impact on Labour might be waning as its support dropped by three points since last week. Badenoch used her speech to promise tax relief measures, including exempting family homes from inheritance tax and providing couples with a £1 million allowance, aiming to position the Conservatives as pro-homeownership.

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As of October 14, 2026, Kemi Badenoch has secured a significant boost for the Conservative Party following her speech at the Tory conference in Birmingham. Recent polls from YouGov and More in Common show the Conservatives moving ahead of Nigel Farage's Reform party to secure second place, with support increasing by three points each week. The latest survey places the Conservatives at 24% compared to Labour's 24%, while Reform stands at 21%. Badenoch's pledge to slash inheritance tax and her overall messaging have improved her personal approval ratings among Conservative voters, rising to +62. These shifts suggest a potential narrowing of the gap between the Conservatives and Labour, potentially impacting discussions around the likelihood of an early general election.

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Kemi Badenoch looks to have secured a conference bounce, with the Tories leapfrogging Reform and closing on Labour. asserted

Tories → look → Labour

The latest YouGov research found the Conservatives have gained three points since the gathering in Birmingham, reaching 23 per cent support. asserted

Conservatives → find → support

That meant Nigel Farage's party was pushed into third place on the firm's voting intention tracker for the first time since 2024, at 21 per cent. asserted

party → mean → cent

Labour saw its backing drop three points to 24 per cent, in a potential sign that the effects of Andy Burnham's arrival are dissipating. asserted

effects → see → arrival

Mrs Badenoch used her big speech last week to make a big move on inheritance tax, pledging to exempt family homes altogether and give couples a £1million allowance. asserted

Badenoch → use → allowance

Kemi Badenoch looks to have secured a conference bounce, with the Tories leapfrogging Reform and closing on Labour An Opinium poll at the weekend also suggested the Tories had scored a bounce, in a relief for strategists who had feared the leader's improved personal ratings were not feeding through to a wider boost. uncertain

ratings → look → boost

But the latest survey could cool fevered rumours at Westminster about the prospect of a snap general election. uncertain

survey → cool → election

Mr Burnham has denied he is considering an early ballot, but Mrs Badenoch's aides were on alert during Labour conference in case he did trigger a contest. asserted

he → deny → contest

The Tories have been holding election meetings since July, with a draft manifesto and campaign 'grid' in place detailing the seats Mrs Badenoch will visit and public appearances she will make. asserted

she → hold → seats

However, the split of support detected by YouGov would almost certainly produce a hung Parliament, with the shape of any Government incredibly hard to predict. asserted

shape → detect → Government

The pollsters said there did appear to be a Tory bounce, while stressing that weekly moves were within the margin of error and it is difficult to distinguish 'signal from noise'. asserted

it → say → noise

Mrs Badenoch said in her speech that the £6billion pledge on death duties will be funded by cuts to the welfare budget. asserted

pledge → say → budget

The move followed last year's promise to scrap stamp duty, and a new pledge to ditch Labour's so-called 'mansion tax'. asserted

move → follow → tax

Mrs Badenoch said the plans were a reminder that the Tories 'are and always have been the party of home ownership', adding that those who 'work hard and save should be rewarded for that effort'. asserted

who → say → effort

'This is my guarantee: no stamp duty when you buy your home; no mansion tax when you live in your home; and no inheritance tax on your home when you pass it to your children or grandchildren,' she said. asserted

she → buy → children

She added: 'The Labour Party think it is selfish to pass on what you have earned to your children. asserted

you → add → children

We don't.' asserted

We → do → ?

The Badenoch bounce! Tories leapfrog Reform after Kemi's conference tax vow - and move within a point of Labour

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