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Radio 5 Live,05 Jun 2026,5 mins

Is politics fracturing Britain?

Voice of the UK

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Kemi Badenoch has warned of rising tensions as groups on the left and right direct "more and more hostility" towards people of every ethnicity. In an interview for a Radio 4 documentary, recorded before the sentencing of Vickrum Digwa, the Conservative leader has warned that tensions over identity politics could lead to a civil war in the long term. Nicky Campbell asks: Is politics fracturing Britain?

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