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Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament
Badenoch said Reform is too scandal-hit for a pact and pledged to cut employer national insurance for 21- to 24-year-olds by half.
- On Tuesday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch ruled out a coalition with Nigel Farage's Reform UK, stating she would trigger another general election if no party won an overall majority.
- Badenoch justified her refusal by citing scandals within Reform, telling the BBC they were 'neck deep in scandal' and highlighting the arrest of Dan Thomas and the imprisonment of Nathan Gill for bribery.
- To win back voters, she proposed cutting employer National Insurance rates from 15% to 7.5% for workers aged 21 to 24 through the 'First Job Bonus' policy, which the party claims 'smooths the cliff edge' for starter jobs.
- Former minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg publicly disagreed, calling the strategy 'bonkers' and arguing that Conservatives should seek cooperation to prevent a Labour victory if it meant 'stopping a left-wing government.'
- With polling showing a hung parliament and the Conservatives trailing Labour and Reform, the party hopes to reach a 'tipping point' in support, though Badenoch maintains that 'politics is volatile' and victory remains possible.
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The Independent (US)Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament
She claimed the ‘volatile’ nature of politics means the Tories could win at the next election.
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