- Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has ruled out allowing defecting MPs who join Reform UK to return to the Tories.
- Badenoch stated she wants Reform UK voters to return to the Conservatives but criticised Reform's politicians as problem-causers.
- She rejected the idea of forming a coalition with Nigel Farage's party in a hung parliament, preferring to trigger a second general election instead.
- Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Badenoch acknowledged the party faces ongoing challenges following its 2024 election defeat.
- She insisted that the Conservatives are returning to their core principles to present themselves as the only credible alternative to Labour.
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