A Conservative MP has accused the party’s leader of misleading the public over a private meeting with Italy’s prime minister, escalating a bitter feud within the Tories. The Reform UK politician claims the leader made false statements about whether the Italian leader allegedly encouraged her to reject a potential political alliance. The exchange highlights growing tensions within the Conservative ranks, with the MP framing his criticism as both a challenge to the leader’s credibility and a personal attack. Confusion over the meeting’s details has deepened divisions ahead of key political decisions.
Reform MP seeks to heap pressure on Tory leader amid confusion around details of meeting with Giorgia MeloniRobert Jenrick has accused Kemi Badenoch of telling “a pack of lies” about her meeting with the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, as he launched a deeply personal attack on his former boss.The Reform UK MP sought to heap pressure on the Conservative leader amid confusion about whether Meloni urged Badenoch at a meeting in Rome to “be her own woman” and resist doing a deal with his party. Continue reading...
