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Kuba Shand-Baptiste

Kuba Shand-Baptiste is the Assistant Opinion Editor at i. She previously worked for The Conversation, The Independent and the Financial Times

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Article thumbnail: Britain's Business and Trade Secretary, and Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch addresses the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern England, on October 2, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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