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Conservative Party Faces Unity Crisis Amid Low Turnout

10/7/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Kemi Badenoch says Conservative Party conference is successful despite low turnout and leadership questions.
Twenty Conservative councillors defected to Reform UK, raising questions about unity.
Kemi Badenoch rejects any electoral pact with Reform UK, stressing fiscal responsibility.
Robert Jenrick backs Badenoch, despite polls showing the rival preferred by 50% of Tory members.

History

Historical Context

The 2019 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester revealed deep internal divisions, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced dissent following the expulsion of 21 MPs over Brexit opposition. This turmoil echoed earlier tensions from Theresa May's leadership, which ended in her resignation on June 7, 2019, after failing to secure a Brexit deal. These ongoing struggles threaten the party's unity and future electoral strategies.

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Story summary

Kemi Badenoch says Conservative Party conference is successful despite low turnout and leadership questions.
Twenty Conservative councillors defected to Reform UK, raising questions about unity.
Kemi Badenoch rejects any electoral pact with Reform UK, stressing fiscal responsibility.
Robert Jenrick backs Badenoch, despite polls showing the rival preferred by 50% of Tory members.

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