My approach will pay off eventually, says Tory leader Kemi Badenoch
My approach will pay off eventually, says Tory leader Kemi Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said there may be a "price to pay" in the opinion polls but insisted her approach to changing her party would "pay off eventually".
Speaking to the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Badenoch argued that unlike Labour and Reform UK she wouldn't "rush out" new policies and would instead take "time to get it right".
She acknowledged that the Conservative Party may take a "small" political hit for the strategy but said: "Nothing good comes quickly."
As her party's conference kicks off in Manchester, Badenoch is facing questions about her first year as leader which has seen the party perform poorly in the polls and in local elections .
The party has been losing support to Reform, and some former Conservatives MPs - and one current one - have defected to Nigel Farage's party.
Asked if Reform had stolen the Conservatives' thunder, Badenoch said: "Reform rushed out an announcement on indefinite leave to remain - they hadn't done the actual work.
"All of a sudden lots of Europeans with settled status didn't know what was going to happen to them.
"I make sure that when I announce something I think about how it is going to impact people.
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