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Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’
The Guardian directly quotes Badenoch's strong words about Reform defectors, while GB News frames her comments as an attempt to attribute blame for Conservative struggles.
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What happenedBadenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’". The right frames it as "Kemi Badenoch brands Reform defectors as 'dishonest' while attributing blame for Conserva...".
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Left / center-leftBadenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’
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Right / center-rightKemi Badenoch brands Reform defectors as 'dishonest' while attributing blame for Conservative struggle
Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’
‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’
Tory leader rules out coalition with Farage’s party and says ‘drama queens’ who left will not be welcomed back Kemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform “some of the most disho...
Kemi Badenoch brands Reform defectors as 'dishonest' while attributing blame for Conservative struggle
brandsdishonestattributing blame for Conservative struggle
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said former Tory politicians who defected to Nigel Farage’s party should not expect to return to the Conservatives, attributing blame to defectors for...
