US EditionSuffolk MP Urges Tory Leader to Address Doubts over Education History
Kemi Badenoch insists on her Stanford admission claim despite experts and former staff stating the university offers no pre-med course and only grants scholarships to full applicants.
- This past week, Stanford University publicly rejected Kemi Badenoch's claim of a partial scholarship at 16, noting medicine is graduate-only and Jon Reider said he would remember admitting her with aid but did not.
- In earlier interviews starting in 2017, Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, said she was offered a part-scholarship at Stanford at 16; the Conservative Party spokesperson defended this as occurring nearly 30 years ago, and Badenoch told PA on Monday she remembers the letters but no longer has the papers.
- Former Stanford admissions officers told The Guardian that Badenoch's admission would have required a full application, partial scholarships were unlikely, and she said at 16 she wanted to be "A doctor, like my parents."
- The dispute has prompted fresh questions about Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, as doubts grow over her claim and critics warn lying undermines trust.
- The claim has appeared in profiles over the years including the Times, Spectator and Daily Mail, while Ivy League admissions coaches and academic experts told The Guardian they found the scenario implausible and coverage intensified on August 31, 2025 and September 1, 2025.
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Doubts over Kemi Badenoch's claim she was offered place at US medical school - The Mirror
Kemi Badenoch has previously claimed she was offered a partial scholarship to study at the medical school at Stanford University when she was a teenager - but a former admissions officer questioned this
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Badenoch insists she received Stanford offer after report cast doubt on claim
The Conservative Party leader previously said she was offered a place and partial scholarship to study medicine at the prestigious US university.
·London, United Kingdom
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Kemi Badenoch’s Stanford admission claim faces scrutiny
The UK Conservative leader has repeatedly said that she received offers of admission and a partial scholarship to pursue medicine at Stanford. The post Kemi Badenoch’s Stanford admission claim faces scrutiny appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
·Abuja, Nigeria
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