{"id":291498,"date":"2025-04-27T08:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/kemi-badenoch-does-not-rule-out-local-coalitions-with-reform-after-next-weeks-council-elections\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:40:09","slug":"kemi-badenoch-does-not-rule-out-local-coalitions-with-reform-after-next-weeks-council-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/kemi-badenoch-does-not-rule-out-local-coalitions-with-reform-after-next-weeks-council-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemi Badenoch does not rule out local coalitions with Reform after next week&#8217;s council elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/04\/1920x1080\/skynews-breaking-news-breaking_6875336.png?20250406142724&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kemi Badenoch does not rule out local coalitions with Reform after next week&#8217;s council elections\" title=\"Kemi Badenoch does not rule out local coalitions with Reform after next week&#8217;s council elections\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Kemi Badenoch has not ruled out forming coalitions at a local level with Reform after the council elections next week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/sunday-morning-with-trevor-phillips\"><strong>Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips<\/strong><\/a>, the Conservative Party leader did however categorically rule out a pact with Nigel Farage&#8217;s party on a national level.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;I am not going into any coalition with Nigel Farage&#8230; read my lips.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But at a local level it&#8217;s different, there may be NOC (no overall control) &#8211; you have to do what&#8217;s right for the people in those areas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have coalitions with the Lib Dems etc at a local level, but what I don&#8217;t want to hear is talks of stitch ups or plans ahead of the results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em><em><em>You can also <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u\"><em><strong>follow us on WhatsApp<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> and subscribe to our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews\"><em><strong>YouTube channel<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> to keep up with the latest news.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/kemi-badenoch-does-not-rule-out-local-coalitions-with-reform-after-next-weeks-council-elections-13356748\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemi Badenoch has not ruled out forming coalitions at a local level with Reform after the council elections next week. Speaking to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, the Conservative Party leader did however categorically rule out a pact with Nigel Farage&#8217;s party on a national level. 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