On her campaign website, Badenoch explained that those first principles included responsibility, nationhood, and honesty, among others. "We accept that government should only do so much and that personal responsibility and meritocracy are the foundations of the future success of our country," she wrote. "We are proud of our history and reject attempts to force us into identity groups; we know we will build a stronger society based on our shared values. We will not talk right and govern left."

In 2023, the then-Minister for Women and Equalities claimed that transgenderism was "really a healthcare issue" that has been "hijacked by lots of different people for their own agendas." Earlier this year, she expressed a desire to ensure women had spaces of their own.

"Whether it is rapists being housed in women's prisons, or instances of men playing in women's sports where they have an unfair advantage, it is clear that public authorities and regulatory bodies are confused about what the law says on sex and gender and when to act – often for fear of being accused of transphobia, or not being inclusive," she declared, per the Guardian. "If we form a government after the election, we will clarify that sex in the law means biological sex and not new, redefined meanings of the word. The protection of women and girls' spaces is too important to allow the confusion to continue."