by Kemi Badenoch
31st May 2026
The zombie Parliament resumes tomorrow.
Labour MPs will return from a hot, ill-tempered recess and go through the motions.
They'll pretend to support a Prime Minister they can't wait to get rid of and continue giving AI-written speeches about a non-existent Government agenda.
The truth is, too many of the people who've entered Parliament recently are simply not up to the job.
But Britain does not lack talent. It lacks a system that draws that talent into public life.
This is the next step I'm taking as I continue changing the Conservative Party.
Our policy agenda has changed. We have dumped the net zero targets, we are leaving the ECHR, scrapping taxes and cutting regulation so that we can deliver growth.
But even the best policy agenda is not enough. We need great people.
This is my call to arms.
I am looking for people from every walk of life who know how to get stuff done.
Businesspeople, teachers, engineers, electricians, builders, creatives. People with courage. People with conviction.
I know you are out there because I meet you every week -- people who grew up in a country that worked, who can see how things have gone wrong and who desperately want to put things right.
Britain needs serious people to steer us through serious times. That's who we're hiring. Our vetting is tough, but so is the task ahead.
If you'd like to join my team and help us get Britain working again, now is your time.