Badenoch insists Tories are still the main opposition to Labour

Kemi Badenoch claimed Reform UK was ‘just another left-wing party’ as she insisted the Tories remained the main challenge to Labour (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kemi Badenoch has insisted that the Conservatives are still the main opposition to Labour despite her party slumping to fourth in a Holyrood by-election this week.

Thursday’s vote in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse saw the Tories win just 6% of the vote while Reform surged into third place with 26% a month after routing Mrs Badenoch’s party in local elections across England.