Badenoch speech: half-hearted apology does not absolve her from toxic legacy

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Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s speech in which she acknowledged the Conservatives “made mistakes” when in government, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:

“It will take a lot more than this half-hearted apology for the people of this country to forgive or forget the toxic legacy of the Conservative government, in which Badenoch herself so prominently served.

“Badenoch claimed that Boris Johnson’s partygate scandal was overblown, cheered on Liz Truss’s mini budget and oversaw botched trade deals that sold out British farmers.

“As the Conservatives continue to rake over their sorry past, we Liberal Democrats will continue to put forward plans to drive Britain’s future.”

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