I'm going to get better as Tory leader, Badenoch says
- Sir Mel Stride intended to address Liz Truss's mini-Budget but ended up discussing Kemi Badenoch, suggesting disunity in the Conservative Party's leadership.
- Stride claimed the shadow cabinet was 'all united' behind Badenoch, although many privately question her leadership as support for the party collapses.
- Critics claim Kemi Badenoch's policies and charisma are lacking, leading to a collapse in the Conservative Party's support against Nigel Farage and Reform.
- While Conservative MPs are unsure how to remove Badenoch, they are preparing for a potential leadership election with Mr. Jenrick as the frontrunner.
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Even Kemi Badenoch’s closest allies admit she needs to get better
When the best thing the most senior member of a party leader’s team can say about them is that ‘she will get better through time’, then the Tories know they have a serious problem, writes David Maddox

Badenoch ‘will get better’, says Stride as Tories’ polling woes continue
The shadow chancellor insisted the party has the right person in the top job.
Badenoch Admits Struggles As Tory Leader
Kemi Badenoch has acknowledged that she is still finding her feet as leader of the Conservative Party, seven months into the role, as the party battles historic lows in public opinion and election results. Speaking candidly on Friday, the Conservative leader stated, “It takes quite a while to learn how to do the job.” Her comments came just a day after Mel Stride, the Shadow Chancellor, defended her leadership and pledged improvement. “She will …
Badenoch insists Tories are still the main opposition to Labour - Banbury FM
Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives are still the main opposition to Labour despite her party slumping to fourth in a Holyrood by-election this week. Thursday’s vote in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse saw the Tories win just 6% of the vote while Reform surged into third place with 26% a month after routing Mrs Badenoch’s party in local elections across England. Reform’s rise in the polls has led Sir Keir Starmer to regard Nigel F…
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