Kemi Badenoch is facing a catastrophe in May's local elections.
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The Labour government under Keir Starmer is excelling on the world stage, engaging well with negotiations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky over Russia's war with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the Conservative party under Kemi Badenoch is fighting for position while Reform UK and Nigel Farage surge in popularity.
With Badenoch under fire, leading Tories such as Robert Jenrick and James Cleverly are waiting in the wings, with opposing ideas of how the party should align itself.
Andrew Marr joins Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe on the New Statesman podcast to discuss the difficult position the Tory leader finds herself in.
📚 READ: Kemi Badenoch has strengths, just not those of an opposition leader - Rachel Cunliffe
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2025/02/kemi-badenochs-selective-attention-span
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