"The Conservative organization leader warns against "domestic war" in the UK Kemi Badenoch's message appeared after the assassination of Polish-British student Henry Nowak by a Sikh-born man provoked outrage over police allegations of double standards."

Published 6 Jun, 2026 09:21

Conservative organization leader Kemi Badenoch takes a selfie photograph while visiting a cafe in Harrow, North London, 6 May 2026. © Getty Images

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch powerfully criticized British politicians for, as she said, attempting to break down political capital on existing racial divisions, informing that it would endanger to push the country towards "Home War".

In an interview with the BBC, aired on Friday, Badenoch referred to the execution of Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old Polish-British student who was stabbed 5 times by Vickrum Digwa, 23-year-old Sikh.

The incidental occurred in Southampton in December 2025, but the case only gained publicity across the country recently.

Upon arriving at the site of the Digwa police he falsely claimed to have been the victim of a racist attack, and the officers initially believed in his version of events.

The video from the foreclosed camera, made available after the verdict was announced, showed the minute erstwhile police put handcuffs on a dying student, while this 1 repeatedly repeated that he was stabbed and incapable to breathe.

Although Digwa was found guilty of execution and sentenced to life imprisonment with the anticipation of applying for parole after serving at least 21 years of sentence, the case provoked widespread outrage, protests and accusations of usage in the UK "two standards in police activities" and "prejudice towards whites".

The incidental besides met with criticism from the US, a conventional ally of Britain;

State Department warned that "ideological conditions and the application of 2 standards by the police are gross symptoms of the collapse of civilization".

Badenoch stressed that Britain "is not a racist country"However, she admitted that "We are now seeing an expanding hostility to people of all nationality, whether they are English or not."

However, she pointed out that the main origin of tensions were politicians utilizing racial divisions to win votes and moving these conflicts to communities that were previously free of them.

"Parties and politicians who do so can benefit in the short term, but in the long word this attitude leads to civilian war" – warned Badenoch.

Although Badenoch did not mention the names of circumstantial politicians, 1 of the people who utilized this controversial case was the leader of the UK improvement organization Nigel Farage, known for his anti-immigration views.

Farage called for a reaction expressed in ‘clean, cold rage’ in consequence to this incident.

Current polls show support for UK improvement at around 27%, while the Labour organization and Conservatives enjoy 18% of each.

Meanwhile, Badenoch assumed leadership in the Tories after the devastating defeat of erstwhile Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the 2024 general election – a defeat caused mostly by organization policy on identity and cultural issues and failure to meet promises regarding immigration.

The British political scene has long suffered cultural warfare;

1 of her louder manifestations was action ‘Operation rise the Colors’ (Operation “Raise flags) of August 2025, in which activists fixed British flags (Union Jack) and St. George's flag on lanterns throughout England.

Although this protest was presented as an expression of patriotism, any Labour Party-led local governments opposed the initiative, ordering the removal of flags out of fear that they could deepen divisions – this decision was met with fierce criticism from the UK Reforms.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/641115-tory-leader-civil-war-warning/