Kemi Badenoch says Nigel Farage is as bad as Starmer and Corbyn
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch took aim at Reform UK and other opposition parties, saying they are all following the same failed playbook and being dishonest about the challenges facing Britain.
In her speech during the Conservative Party conference, Badenoch acknowledged that the British public was still angry at the Tories, but also said that the Labour government had failed to provide the positive change they promised.
“Last year the public voted for change, but all they have been given is change for the worse,” she said.
“Because they are still angry with us, parties that normally would never be seen as a serious option for government are gaining ground, making promises they will never be able to keep.”
She lumped Reform, Labour, the Lib Dems, and Jeremy Corbyn’s as-yet-unnamed party together as unserious about the problems in the UK and the state of the public budget.
“Let’s look at what’s on offer out there for all those disappointed by Labour,” Badeoch said.
“Reform promising free beer tomorrow, Jeremy Corbyn promising free jam, Lib Dems promising free lentils. All of them promising more spending, blowing up the public finances.”
“Whether it’s Starmer, Farage, Corbyn, or Davey, all these men are shaking the same magic money tree, following the same failed playbook; no plan for growth, no honesty about the scale of the challenges,” she said.
“And it always leads to the same result: more government, more taxes, more debt. It is irresponsible, it’s cynical, and it’s why Britain needs Conservatives back in charge.”
Spending cuts and leaving the ECHR
The Conservatives have outlined a series of radical new policies that include significant spending cuts and cracking down on migration.
Among these proposals is the establishment of a British version of the United States’ ICE immigration and customs enforcement to help secure the country’s borders, and leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to take a stronger stance against asylum seekers and irregular immigrants.
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride announced earlier this week that the Conservatives would slash £47 billion in government spending by 2029, mostly through radical cuts to welfare and drastically shrinking the civil service.
Stride also announced a £5,000 tax rebate aimed at helping young people to buy their first home and save for the future.
The Conservatives have also promised to drop net zero commitments and drill for oil and gas in the North Sea.
