Badenoch vows to lead the Tories out of the ‘wilderness’ – just as Ronald Reagan did for the Republicans [Video]

Kemi Badenoch vowed to lead the Tories out of the ‘wilderness’ – just as Ronald Reagan did for the Republicans.

The Opposition leader admitted her party faced a ‘hell of a job’, but insisted it should not be written off.

Mrs Badenoch told the Welsh Conservative conference that politics across the world was becoming ever more volatile, with Right-wing parties and their leaders in Canada and Australia both unexpectedly losing elections in recent weeks.

She said the ‘politics of identity’ was becoming more important to voters than the economy, with the likes of Reform UK and Plaid Cymru benefiting rather than the Tories.

But she said her party was based on principles rather than telling people ‘what they think they want to hear’.

‘The path back will take time. There will be setbacks. But I am here to remind you that conservatism is worth fighting for,’ she told delegates.

‘People want to write us off. They want …