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Kemi Badenoch thinks people leaving Conservatives is a ‘good thing’
- Kemi Badenoch, Scottish Tory leader, said defections to Nigel Farage's Reform UK are 'probably for the best' because the departing members are not conservatives.
- Her statement came after Reform UK outperformed the Conservatives in the Hamilton, Larkhall, and Stonehouse Holyrood by-election, securing third place behind Labour and the SNP.
- Badenoch criticized Reform UK as a populist party that wants nationalisation and higher benefits, contrasting this with her vision for a clear, authentic conservatism focused on job creation and supporting the energy sector.
- She pledged to champion the oil and gas industry, calling for scrapping Labour's energy profits levy and restoring new licence approvals to ensure energy security and economic growth.
- Badenoch expressed confidence in reversing Tory decline in Scotland at next year's Holyrood election by appealing to voters with a distinct conservative agenda and opposing the SNP's continued leadership.
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Kemi Badenoch: Defectors leaving the Tories for Reform UK is a 'good thing'
Kemi Badenoch has said defectors leaving her party for Nigel Farage's Reform UK is a 'good thing'.
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The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch was Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade between 6 September 2022 and 4 July 2024, and Minister for Women and Equalities for the Equality Hub between 25 October 2022 and 4 July 2024. Previously she was Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Comm…
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