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- Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, criticized former colleagues defecting to Reform UK, calling it a "tantrum dressed up as politics."
- She says the Conservatives are focused on serious governance, not personal ambitions.
- Following Suella Braverman's defection, the Conservatives faced backlash over a mental health remark that was condemned, retracted, and criticized for trivializing mental health.
- Badenoch pledged to renew the party and distance it from past failures.
