'She's Lost Control Of Her Party': Starmer Mocks Badenoch After Jenrick Hints At Reform 'Coalition'

Kemi Badenoch beat Robert Jenrick to the Tory leadership last year.Keir Starmer told Kemi Badenoch she had “lost control of her party” after Robert Jenrick hinted at a “coalition” with Reform UK before the next election.The shadow justice secretary was secretly recorded talking about the “nightmare scenario” of Labour winning the next election because the Tories and Reform are “disunited”.“I don’t know about you, but I’m not prepared for that to happen,” Jenrick said.He added: “I want the fight to be united. And so, one way or another, I’m determined to do that and bring this coalition together and make sure we unite as a nation as well.”At prime minister’s questions today, Starmer told Badenoch “the mask has slipped”.He said: “The shadow justice secretary ... has confirmed that Reform and the Tories are working together.“He said ‘I want this fight to be united’. He said he’s determined to bring this, ‘coalition’ he calls it, together ‘one way or another’. Well I think we know what that means.“Every Tory voter is appalled at the thought of paying for the NHS, every Reform voter hates what the Tories did in the last 14 years – they’re not Conservatives, they’re a con.”The PM added: “A coalition between Reform and the Tories being formed behind her back, we know what that means when the shadow justice secretary and the member for Clacton cook up their joint manifesto.“NHS charging, a pro-Russia foreign policy, an end to workers’ rights. Just as the last government lost control of the economy, the borders and health, in six short months she’s lost control of her party.”Keir Starmer: "Robert Jenrick is doing everything he can to replace her(Badenoch)... & has admitted the Tories & Reform are working together...."#PMQspic.twitter.com/LvyGh2It89— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) April 23, 2025Related...Shock Poll Shows Reform UK On Course To Win Next General ElectionNigel Farage Was Asked How He Plans To Pay For All Of Reform's Policies – And Couldn't AnswerTory Splits Erupt Over Kemi Badneoch's Call For Council Coalitions With Reform UK

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