Badenoch promises to identify 'solutions' after Conservatives lose over 600 seats at May 2025 local elections

Kemi Badenoch said she needs to provide voters with a 'credible plan' if the party is to gain power once again

Chris Brayford
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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "We understand why they [voters] removed us from office. They are not going to come rushing back just because Labour was bad."
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Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said: "We understand why they [voters] removed us from office. They are not going to come rushing back just because Labour was bad."

Kemi Badenoch has promised to find 'solutions and keep fighting' after the Conservatives lost more than 650 councillors at May 2025 local elections. The Conservative Party lost 674 council seats at...

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