Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, rejected the possibility of a merger with Reform UK in her first major speech of 2025. She criticized both the incumbent Labour government and Reform UK, promising honesty and a focus on conservative values to regain public trust. Badenoch acknowledged past Tory mistakes on Brexit and immigration, but vowed a change in approach under her leadership.
Kemi Badenoch has dismissed the idea the Conservative Party could merge with Reform UK ahead of the next election in her first major speech of 2025. The Tory leader used her first major speech of the year to hit out at the Government and rival party Reform UK as she promised the Conservatives would tell the British public “the truth.
Asked what the relevance of Ms Reeves's gender was, she said: "Well, when she stood up in her budget, she wanted everyone to know that she was the first female chancellor."I didn't stand up here congratulating myself for being a female leader, or being a black leader."And that's why when you open the door to those things, it means that people can comment on them.
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