Badenoch says Conservatives nearly ran out of money | JQJO

Marking her first year as Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch told the BBC the party almost ran out of money after last year’s record defeat, with donors close to walking away and a real risk of bankruptcy. She said months spent shoring up finances delayed her public push, but claims the party is now steadier and advancing a policy agenda, including ending stamp duty and quitting the ECHR. Badenoch recast PMQs as “more theatre,” adjusted her approach, and brushed off plotting talk as backbenchers regain power to trigger a vote. Ahead of the Budget, she is tightening the economic message.