Kemi Badenoch faces no leadership pressure after heavy Conservative election losses
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Updated · BBC.com · May 8
Kemi Badenoch faces no leadership pressure after heavy Conservative election losses
5 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 8
The party lost more than 500 seats in England, six councils and 22 Senedd seats in Wales, while BBC projections put it fifth in Scotland on 13 or 14 seats.
Badenoch said there were grounds for optimism, citing a projected national vote share rise from 15% to 17% and Westminster council taken from Labour.
MPs credit her strong parliamentary performances, while a lack of credible rivals has limited dissent despite Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats taking Conservative votes.
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