Badenoch condones Tories forming pacts with Reform UK if necessary to take control of councils – UK politics live
Conservative party leader says ‘we end up with various coalitions at local level’ as she suggests councillors could do deals with ReformNavigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says. Andrew Gregory has the story.Ellie Reeves, the Labour chair, has put out a statement claiming the Kemi Badenoch interview on BBC Breakfast (see 9.34am) shows that voting Tory will deliver Reform UK policies. She says:Now it’s crystal clear: if you vote Reform or Conservative, you’re opening the door to more of the Tory chaos that held our country back over the past 14 years.Kemi Badenoch and her Conservative party left our NHS at breaking point and Nigel Farage wants to make patients pay for healthcare when they’re sick. Just imagine what they’d do together. Continue reading...

Conservative party leader says ‘we end up with various coalitions at local level’ as she suggests councillors could do deals with Reform
Navigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says. Andrew Gregory has the story.
Ellie Reeves, the Labour chair, has put out a statement claiming the Kemi Badenoch interview on BBC Breakfast (see 9.34am) shows that voting Tory will deliver Reform UK policies. She says:
Now it’s crystal clear: if you vote Reform or Conservative, you’re opening the door to more of the Tory chaos that held our country back over the past 14 years.
Kemi Badenoch and her Conservative party left our NHS at breaking point and Nigel Farage wants to make patients pay for healthcare when they’re sick. Just imagine what they’d do together. Continue reading...