Badenoch denies rift with Jenrick over Reform comments

Kemi Badenoch has rejected claims of a rift with shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick over whether the party should form a pact with Reform UK.
The Conservative leader has always ruled out such a deal, arguing that Nigel Farage’s party is seeking to destroy the Tories.
In a leaked recording obtained by Sky News, Jenrick said he wanted the “fight” against Labour at the next general election to be “united” and he was “determined” to “bring this coalition together”.
The story was seized on by Labour and the Lib Dems, who urged Badenoch to sack her former leadership rival from the Tory frontbench for contradicting her – but Badenoch’s spokesman insisted there were no differences between them.
“Kemi Badenoch has made perfectly clear there will be absolutely no electoral pact with Reform.

Source: BBC | Language: English