Overview

• At the FTSE 250+ conference in London, Badenoch urged executives to speak up for Conservative policies as the “natural party of business”
• She vowed to reverse recent rises in inheritance tax on family farms and employer national insurance contributions if the Tories return to power
• Badenoch branded Nigel Farage’s Reform UK a “scam” and questioned its capacity to govern without parliamentary experience
• She promised to slash unnecessary regulation and end what she called a burdensome “compliance culture” that drives up costs
• Conservative officials credited Badenoch’s outreach with helping the party secure £3.4 million in donations during the first quarter of 2025