Kemi Badenoch says Donald Trump “deserved to be thrashed” in the US elections and has denounced his “dirty” style of politics.

In a sweeping attack on the American president’s record, she criticised him over the Iran war, for threatening Canada and Greenland, imposing swingeing tariffs and “squabbling with allies” including the UK.

Mr Trump’s heavy defeat in the US midterm elections was “entirely self-inflicted”, she told The Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig.

Controversially, Ms Badenoch said she would have been content if Mr Trump had never won a second term in the White House and his Democrat opponent, left-winger Kamala Harris had become president in 2024 instead.

Trump deserved to be thrashed in the US midterms, says Kemi Badenoch

In the wide-ranging exclusive interview for The Talk Show , Ms Badenoch also savaged Tory predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for their “mistakes” in government.

She said Andy Burnham was more “fun” than Keir Starmer, but behind the “charm” he was…