The new Tory leader says she would impose a cap on the numbers allowed to enter the UK if she was in power.

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Brexit isn’t working, saying the previous government “did not deliver” after the country voted to end free movement. “We ended free movement, but the system that replaced it is not working”, the Tory leader told a press conference in Westminster.

There was a ripple of excitement around Westminster today as Kemi Badenoch gave her first major speech as Tory leader. It was announced via a somewhat cryptic message from the Conservative Party, promising news on immigration.

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