Kemi Badeonch: No Longer Nigerian.

The Conservative Party, a right-leaning party, thinks of itself as being progressive. The last Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, was of Indian descent. Now, in Kemi Badenoch, they have a British-Nigerian leader. The Conservatives are certainly not ethnonationalist. In other words, British people do not have to be of Native British descent to be British. As long as they sign up to what the Conservative Party stands for and are pro-British, it doesn't matter. Some of the most far-right Tory ministers have been of South Asian descent. Like Suella Braverman and Priti Patel. It seems the right to the far right in the UK is inclusive. As long as you stand for King and Country.

That's not to say there are not ethnonationalists in this country. I was watching Tommy Robinson being interviewed on YouTube last night. He said that while he is pro-British, he is not an ethnonationalist. His main confrontation is with extremist Islam. He says anyone can be English if they are born here and sign up to what it means to be English or British. People like Ian Wright, a black man who played for Arsenal and England, a football/soccer pundit, and now involved with the women's England team, are English. Robinson's real name is Yaxley-Lennon, is half Irish and half English. However, Robinson remains a controversial figure.

Kemi Badenoch was born in Wimbledon, London. She was brought up in Lagos, Nigeria. She returned to the UK with a friend at 16. To continue her education. Ms. Badenoch, speaking to Giles Brandreth on a podcast, says she no longer considers herself Nigerian. She has not renewed her Nigerian passport since the early 2000s. She said she is still Nigerian by blood and maintains an interest in the country, but that's it. Her life is here now with her white husband and kids.

Why would Kemi decide now, in a podcast, to announce to the world she is no longer Nigerian? Is it to appeal to the Reform UK voters? Is it to appeal to the right of her party? Is she appealing to voters to say that just because I'm black and of Nigerian heritage does not mean I am anti-British?

One wonders if the UK is ready for a prime minister of non-native heritage. We had Rishi Sunak, but he was kicked out of office last year. Probably because people had had enough of the Tories. Sunak was the richest MP in parliament. Try as he might (if he did), he could not relate to ordinary folk. So, that's another reason he was voted out of office. One has to ask, was it because he was a person of colour? Although in the classic sense, South Asians have been grouped with Europeans as Caucasian. Folk, however, do not see similar features; they see colour.

On the other hand, Sadiq Khan, love him or hate him, has been the London Mayor for years. So what is it that keeps him in power? And yet Rishi Sunak was defeated in last year's general election? Many white Londoners consider Khan to be the worst mayor who has ever graced (?) City Hall. Before that, Boris Johnson was mayor. Before him, it was Ken Livingstone. No doubt some white Londoners do vote for Khan. But the Native British population is no longer the majority in London. Asians and Blacks make up a large percentage of the capital. There are parts of London, or indeed, many UK cities like Birmingham or Manchester, that do not look British. You would think you were in Pakistan or India, and I say that with no malice.

However, if you add foreign whites who have made London their home, like Jews, Greeks, Italians, Australians, Poles, Romanians, Germans, white people are still the majority in London. You never hear about that fact. It is ignored for some reason.

Kemi Badenoch and the Tories are in a dire state. The last poll I looked at showed Conservatives were in third place behind Labour, with Reform UK on top.

Now Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have formed a new party that will also make a difference in polling. Whatever Badenoch's fate as Tory leader for now, she is the Tory leader.