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Badenoch Pursues Local Coalitions, Rejects National Alliance

4/27/2025

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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is eyeing local coalitions with Reform UK following the council elections, yet she firmly dismisses a national alliance with Nigel Farage's party. With 23 councils at stake, Badenoch cautions against possible Tory setbacks, while Lord Houchen emphasizes the urgency of collaboration to thwart Labour's rise in future contests.

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Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, is eyeing local coalitions with Reform UK following the council elections, yet she firmly dismisses a national alliance with Nigel Farage's party. With 23 councils at stake, Badenoch cautions against possible Tory setbacks, while Lord Houchen emphasizes the urgency of collaboration to thwart Labour's rise in future contests.