Kemi Badenoch launches Yorkshire campaign for local polls

The sell-out event, which was due to take place in Northallerton, had to be moved to Harrogate to accommodate the significant demand from Conservative supporters.

Consistently named as the most popular Party Leader in Britain, Kemi Badenoch’s favourability ratings have been constantly increasing according to opinion polls, the Conservative Party says.

Ms Badenoch addressed Party Members at the Pavilions of Harrogate within the Great Yorkshire Showground to set out the Conservatives’ vision for the country on both local and national levels.

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Yorkshire Conservatives’ Regional Chair, George Jabbour, said: “Hosting such a successful event has been a thrilling experience.

“The demand to attend the lunch with our Party Leader was so high that we had to move the venue from Northallerton to Harrogate so we can accept as many requests as possible.

“Even with this much larger venue, we had a long waiting list. It just goes to show how interested people are in listening to what the most popular Party Leader in Britain has to say.”

Conservative-run North Yorkshire and East Rising of Yorkshire Councils are facing all out elections in May 2027.  In addition, voters in a number of local authorities in West and South Yorkshire will be heading to the polls at the same time.

Earlier today, as previously reported, Kemi Badenoch visited Twisted Automotive in Thirsk, where she toured the car factory, which adapts Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles to a much-higher specification.

Accompanied by Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake, Ms Badenoch also held a business roundtable session with a group of local businesspeople, including celebrity chef Tommy Banks, before giving media interviews, including to The Press.