It’s been a mixed week for Kemi Badenoch. The Tory leader can – alongside Elon Musk and Nigel Farage – claim a partial win after Labour announced an audit and inquiries into grooming gangs (though stopped short of a national one). She also set out the first part of her plan for restoring trust – acknowledging that the Tories has made a series of mistakes while in office. However, an interview on the pensions triple lock was quickly weaponised by Labour, Tory MPs are hungry for a policy announcement and the Reform party is in the lead in several polls.
It’s why talk of a ‘Reform-Tory pact’ is rising up the the political agenda. When Badenoch was asked whether the Tories could team up with Reform ahead of the next election to push out Labour, she came out against the idea: ‘Nigel Farage says he wants to destroy the Conservative Party.
Comments
Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just $5 for 3 monthsAlready a subscriber? Log in