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Badenoch Slams Reform UK, Urges Conservatives to Unite
10/7/2025
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- Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, called Reform UK "a one-man band" lacking expertise.
- She dismissed defections to Reform UK and urged former Conservatives to endure.
- Reform UK has gained traction in the East of England, with 185 councillors.
- Nadine Dorries, a high-profile defector, urged Conservatives to rethink their future.
- Badenoch claimed the Conservative Party can deliver a stronger economy and borders.
