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Kemi Badenoch is reported to be Britain's most popular party leader. But as Reform's poll numbers wobble, we ask whether the media has quietly shifted its gaze - and whether Kemi's rise is as much a media story as a political one.

On immigration, Shabana Mahmood's plan to double the wait for settled status shows exactly what happens when political pressure drives policy. The communities set to lose the most had no seat at that table.

Chapters

00:00Introduction and Context Setting

02:38Kemi Badenoch's Political Rise

14:48Shabana Mahmood and Immigration Policies

25:36Media Influence on Politics

30:42The Black Paper.mp3

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