Badenoch insists party is 'down, but not out'

KEMI Badenoch insisted her Conservative party is “down, but not out” as she vowed to fight back from heavy election losses.

- By Martyn Brown

The Tory leader promised her party would “come out fighting” after losing 674 council seats and control of 16 authorities.

The drubbing came on the back of last summer's general election pummelling which ultimately led to her replacing Rishi Sunak.

Despite growing backbench unrest Mrs Badenoch cautioned against a knee-jerk response, saying the party’s issues were “not going to be fixed after six months” of her leadership.