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Badenoch Concedes Welsh Losses, Blames Protest Party Shift

10/3/2025

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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, acknowledges losing all seats in Wales and a major local-election defeat.
She says turning fortunes will take time and that she did everything she could.
Badenoch blames losses on a shift to protest parties, criticizes Labour for abandoning immigration plans, and says the Conservatives are the only party able to manage immigration.

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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, acknowledges losing all seats in Wales and a major local-election defeat.
She says turning fortunes will take time and that she did everything she could.
Badenoch blames losses on a shift to protest parties, criticizes Labour for abandoning immigration plans, and says the Conservatives are the only party able to manage immigration.