Meloni's office distances Italian prime minister from UK party dispute
Giorgia Meloni's office said she would not enter disputes between British parties after Reform UK and Conservatives argued over accounts of her meeting with Kemi Badenoch.
The dispute followed a Times report that Meloni had advised Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch against an agreement with Nigel Farage. That claim was later removed from the report. Reform figures accused Badenoch of misrepresenting the meeting, while the Conservatives denied making false claims.
Meloni's team said the Italian prime minister did not want to become involved in British party relations. Sources close to Farage separately told the Guardian that Meloni had spoken with him and apologized for confusion, but her office did not confirm that account in the article.