Badenoch said that the local elections are ‘very difficult’ for conservatives

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Kemi Badenoch said that next week he would be “very hard” for neighbors, and the party’s guideline was “very difficult,” he said.

On May 1, there are chests for more than 1,600 parliament seat in about 25 local authorities in England. A handful of mayor will be elected and the runcorn and Helsbi’s fantasy seat is also planned to be a hole in a Westminster Nigel FarageBritish reform against Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor Party.

Badenoch, in November last year, comes in a total of six months after election of the party leader and said, “It will be very difficult for us to leave for a short time.” On Tuesday

Badenoch’s attempt to manage expectations, 24 percent, average of 25 percent, average of 24 percent, but also behind the expectations behind both labor, 21 percent among the expectations.

When the last time the local elections were held in 2021, the conservatives enjoyed the leash in the box, and then Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still popular.

Over the four years, the worst route in the party in this July was the worst way in a large election as 365 to 121 deputies.

Badenoch claimed that the leadership came to severe criticism, but this happened to each side of each leader of each party, and each side of Boris Cameron. This should be criticized every day in politics. ”

He added: “The work of a politician is to make difficult decisions, and some people will be concerned about it. This is not the size of us to do a good job.”

In recent months, Badenoch, some party officials, a final opponent for the crown of the party, Robert Jenrick’s energy reflecting their unfavorable ideas and now shadowed.

Jenrick has complained that the videos, which are regularly covering a number of problems, critics have complained that Badenoch has not been able to determine the diamonds of low visibility and public discussions.

Some interviews given to the main topics, “for dinner Wimps” dominant, the provision of some MPs, which wants to pay attention to the regions, such as the economy, did not give messages about the irritation.

However, instead of giving fresh ads in the week’s press week, he wanted to take time to repair the opposition’s policy Avenue.

“Currently, the protest parties are doing well and do not have time to buy something, to restore public confidence, and have a reliable offer, not the things we write behind an envelope for a newspaper or radio interview,” he said.

As a leader, he said: “The greatest thing that people will notice, this time you will read about Tory Rows and Tory confusion.”