The Conservative Party was on the verge of bankruptcy when she took over after a crushing election defeat, leader Kim Badnoch said. She said she was given the task of leading a party that was struggling with internal problems. The party was facing a funding freeze after a historic defeat. She was speaking on the BBC’s newscast to mark the first anniversary of her leadership.
She said the first few months in office were
a struggle . This led to a perception within the party that her team was not doing anything. But she said she had nothing else to do and that the party could not move an inch without money. When asked if there was a possibility that the Conservative Party would go bankrupt, she said yes. However, she did not specify how close she came to such a situation. However, she admitted that there were situations where donors to the party were leaving the party.
She said that the work done in the first few months of office was starting to bear fruit. But she said the party was now in a stronger position and was now working on formulating new policies and agendas. Speaking at the party conference in October, she said she would scrap stamp duty and take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights.
