Kemi Badenoch warns of 'long road ahead' for Tories but says it won't be 'decades' before party back in power

Kemi Badenoch warns of 'long road ahead' for Tories but says it won't be 'decades' before party back in power

The Conservative leader says she wants her party back in government at the next general election - but she admits "that's a really tough job". Thursday marks Kemi Badenoch's first electoral test since taking over from Rishi Sunak.

Kemi Badenoch Warns Of 'long Road Ahead' For Tories But Says It Won't Be 'decades' Before Party Back In Power - Great Yorkshire Radio

Her comments to Sky News’s political editor Beth Rigby come ahead of Thursday’s local elections, which are expected to prove challenging for Ms Badenoch. It is her first electoral test since taking over from Rishi Sunak after their party’s general election defeat last year ended a 14-year period in government. Politics latest: Number 10 rejects Kneecap apology The Conservatives are also unlikely to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, trigger…