"I'm an engineer. We don't do things in engineering just by talking them out. You make sure you have a plan, you. You think it through and it is not yet time for a general election. I am very sorry that some people believe that they cannot wait. But I need to do right by my party and more importantly, by this country, by getting it right. And I will not be rushed into making mistakes."
"We need people who are in our party for the right reasons. People who are in our party for the right reasons. Reform wants to increase welfare. Reform wants nationalisation. Those are not conservative policies. We are the only party of fiscal responsibility. And what I do know is that things are going to improve, but we need to build from the right foundations."
Eighteen Conservative councillors defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK on the third day of the Conservative conference, following eight defections since March. The departures were described as shedding a lot of baggage from the last 14 years. Comparisons were drawn with last year when MPs defected to Labour while it led in polls. Reform's proposals to increase welfare and pursue nationalisation were identified as not conservative. The Conservative Party positioned itself as the sole party of fiscal responsibility, emphasized planning and caution, and stated that it is not yet time for a general election.
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