Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform UK coalition in event of hung parliament
Badenoch said Reform UK is too scandal-hit for a pact and argued the Conservatives should fight on alone if no party wins a majority.
- On Tuesday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch ruled out forming a coalition with Reform UK, stating she would prefer a second general election if no party wins an overall majority.
- Defending her refusal, Badenoch claimed people in Nigel Farage's party are "neck deep in scandal," insisting joining forces would "just be one problem after another" for the Conservatives.
- Pledging to cut hiring costs, Badenoch unveiled plans at the Birmingham conference to halve employer National Insurance contributions from 15% to 7.5% for 21 to 24-year-olds.
- Labour Party spokespeople dismissed the policy as "more fantasy economics," while Tory veteran Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg argued it would be "bonkers" not to consider a coalition to stop a left-wing government.
- Current polling places the Tories third behind Labour and Reform, though senior Conservatives privately hope to reach a "tipping point" where they emerge as the only viable alternative to Labour.
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Kemi Badenoch has rejected working with Reform UK in a hung parliament, attacked controversies involving its politicians and used her Conservative conference speech to promote tax cuts.
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage’s Reform UK – WTOP News
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party said Wednesday that the Tories are on the path back to power, rejecting the idea of an alliance with rival right-of-center party Reform UK. Two years after the Conservatives’ worst-ever election defeat, leader Kemi Badenoch said that she had put an end to the infighting,...
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UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage’s Reform UK
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party said Wednesday that the Tories are on the path back to power, rejecting the idea of an alliance with rival right-of-center party Reform UK.
Winnipeg Free Press
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage's Reform UK
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party said Wednesday that the Tories are on the path back to power, rejecting the idea of an alliance with rival right-of-center party Reform UK.
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch with her husband, Hamish Badenoch, leave the stage after delivering her keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (Jacob King/Pool Photo via AP)
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