No Tory Deal With Reform Nationally But Local Deals Allowed – Guido Fawkes

Kemi: No Tory Deal With Reform Nationally But Local Deals Allowed

Kemi Badenoch popped up on BBC Breakfast this morning to do the usual pre-election expectation-management, warning that the local elections are “going to be very challenging” for the Tories. Hardly shocking, given CCHQ cut nearly a third of the campaign team midway through the race…

She took aim at Nigel Farage, ruling out any “national-level” deal with Reform as Farage wants to “destroy” the Conservative Party. Though she then went on to give Tory councillors the green light to form coalitions with Reform if it’s in the interest of local people. A shift from her previous stance of ruling out any deals altogether…

She said:

“I’m not doing deals with Reform. Nigel Farage has said that he wants to destroy the Conservative Party… but at a local level we end up with various coalitions… I’m telling local leaders across the country they have to do what is right for the people.”

So no deal, except when there is…