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Conservative party leader says ‘we end up with various coalitions at local level’ as she suggests councillors could do deals with Reform
Kemi Badenoch is often quite a tetchy interviewee, and on BBC Breakfast this morning things got a bit awkward when the presenters, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Steyt, asked her if she had watched the Netflix TV drama Adolescence yet.
In a previous interview earlier this month, asked about the series, Badenoch got into trouble because she ended up spouting a conspiracy theory. She did not do that today, but she did say she still has not watched the show, adding: “I probably won’t.”
I think that those are all important issues, and those were issues that I’ve been talking about for a long time.
But in the same way that I don’t need to watch Casualty to know what’s going on in the NHS, I don’t need to watch a specific Netflix drama to understand what’s going on. It’s a fictional series. It is not a documentary.
I’m saying very clearly that my job is not to watch lots of TV. My job is to get out there and make sure that I’m talking about the issues that are happening in the country right now.
Badenoch in the right. Stop basing public policy on telly
Badenoch may have ruled out at a pact with Farage but the reality is the Conservatives and Reform have merged in all but name under her leadership.
You couldn’t put a cigarette paper between Badenoch and Farage when it comes to their policies. It’s clear the Conservatives have totally abandoned the centre ground.
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Conservative party leader says ‘we end up with various coalitions at local level’ as she suggests councillors could do deals with Reform
Kemi Badenoch is often quite a tetchy interviewee, and on BBC Breakfast this morning things got a bit awkward when the presenters, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Steyt, asked her if she had watched the Netflix TV drama Adolescence yet.
In a previous interview earlier this month, asked about the series, Badenoch got into trouble because she ended up spouting a conspiracy theory. She did not do that today, but she did say she still has not watched the show, adding: “I probably won’t.”
I think that those are all important issues, and those were issues that I’ve been talking about for a long time.
But in the same way that I don’t need to watch Casualty to know what’s going on in the NHS, I don’t need to watch a specific Netflix drama to understand what’s going on. It’s a fictional series. It is not a documentary.
I’m saying very clearly that my job is not to watch lots of TV. My job is to get out there and make sure that I’m talking about the issues that are happening in the country right now.
Badenoch in the right. Stop basing public policy on telly
Badenoch may have ruled out at a pact with Farage but the reality is the Conservatives and Reform have merged in all but name under her leadership.
You couldn’t put a cigarette paper between Badenoch and Farage when it comes to their policies. It’s clear the Conservatives have totally abandoned the centre ground.
Continue reading...
By Andrew Sparrow
Badenoch condones Tories forming pacts with Reform UK if necessary to take control of councils – UK politics live to Continue reading...
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