US EditionTory 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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Hard-right slaps aside Labour, Conservative
HARD-RIGHT upstarts Reform UK delivered a stinging blow to Britain’s two establishment parties last Friday, winning a string of victories in English local elections and snatching a parliamentary seat from Labour. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Badenoch - 'Four years ago Keir Starmer had his worst result, he is prime minister now'
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch apologises to councillors who lost their seats in the local elections but says her party is taking “the slow and steady way” #BBCLauraK pic.twitter.com/cSQe3BFg11 — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 4, 2025 The post Badenoch – ‘Four years ago Keir Starmer had his worst result, he is prime minister now’ appeared first on Conservative Home.
Populist Reform UK became the largest party in the British local elections. – They have made an incredibly good choice, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors. Will England become a new T
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