Badenoch warns Tories they will not be allowed back if they defect to Reform as she rules out coalition with Farage
Kemi Badenoch has warned Conservative MPs that defecting to Reform UK will result in a permanent ban from returning to the party. She reiterated her refusal to form a coalition with Nigel Farage, citing the scandals surrounding his party's leadership.
Why it matters
The warning is a strategic attempt to consolidate the Conservative base and prevent further erosion of party loyalty to Reform UK.
The Conservative Party leader also said she would rather fight two general elections in quick succession than form a coalition with Nigel Farage’s party in a hung parliament
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Kemi Badenoch has issued a warning to wavering Tory MPs, insisting that anyone who defects to Reform UK will not be allowed back into her party.
While the Tory leader said she wants “Reform voters to come back to us”, she insisted that the MPs “who left are party…are people who just cause problems”.
She made the remarks on day three of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham , where the party has sought to win back voters they lost at the last election.
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