Kemi the Valkyrie spoils for a fight and has the Russians in her sights | John Crace | The Guardian Skip to main content Skip to navigation Close dialogue 1 / 2 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Print subscriptions Search jobs Sign in Eur Europe edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home The Guardian News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show more Hide expanded menu News View all News World news UK news Climate crisis Ukraine Environment Science Global development Football Tech Business Obituaries Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Cartoons Opinion videos Letters Sport View all Sport Football Cricket Rugby union Tennis Cycling F1 Golf US sports Culture View all Culture Books Music TV & radio Art & design Film Games Classical Stage Lifestyle View all Lifestyle Fashion Food Recipes Love & sex Health & fitness Home & garden Women Men Family Travel Money Search input google-search Search Support us Print subscriptions Search jobs Holidays Digital Archive Guardian Licensing Live events About Us The Guardian app Video Podcasts Pictures Newsletters Today's paper Inside the Guardian Guardian Weekly Crosswords Wordiply Corrections Tips Search input google-search Search Search jobs Holidays Digital Archive Guardian Licensing Live events About Us UK UK politics Education Media Society Law Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Kemi Badenoch’s latest keynote speech was delivered in the greenhouse heat of Scotland House London. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA View image in fullscreen Kemi Badenoch’s latest keynote speech was delivered in the greenhouse heat of Scotland House London. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA The politics sketch Kemi Badenoch Kemi the Valkyrie spoils for a fight and has the Russians in her sights John Crace Tory leader scents Labour weakness on defence spending and declares it’s 2030 or bust UK politics live – latest updates Thu 3 Sep 2026 17.08 CEST Last modified on Thu 3 Sep 2026 22.44 CEST Share T he