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Tory leader apologises to councillors as Reform makes big gains in local elections

  • Kemi Badenoch apologized to Tory councillors who lost their seats after the party faced major losses in the local elections.
  • The Conservatives lost overall control of 15 of the 18 councils they were in charge of before, with three yet to declare.
  • Nigel Farage stated that Reform UK had 'wiped out' the Conservatives in parts of England, establishing Reform as the main opposition party.
  • Badenoch described the election results as a 'bloodbath' for her party but claimed they had been 'making progress' under her leadership.
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Badenoch apologises as Tories suffer heavy local election defeat

The Tory leader conceded the public was ‘still not yet ready to trust us’ after losing hundreds of councillors in a Reform UK surge.

·London, United Kingdom
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Local Government Chronicle (LGC) broke the news in on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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