Kemi Badenoch to take on Keir Starmer in Commons clash
Kemi Badenoch was loudly reprimanded by the Speaker in PMQs for claiming the prime minister “misled” the Commons last week. That is a serious accusation to make against any member of the government and can even jeopardise a minister’s job in some cases.
Keir Starmer compared Kemi Badenoch to Liz Truss in a brutal Commons slapdown. The prime minister told the Tory leader she was on course to becoming “the next lettuce” as the pair clashed at PMQs. That was a reference to the Daily Star’s infamous stunt in which a lettuce lasted longer than Truss did in Downing Street.
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Kemi Badenoch's spokesperson said the Tory leader has "no plans" to publish her tax return - despite every PM, Chancellor and leader of the opposition doing so since 2017
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Sir Keir Starmer has just arrived in the House of Commons. Labour MPs gave him a loud cheer as he took his seat on the front bench alongside David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, and Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary. Kemi Badenoch arrived just before Sir Keir and received a warm welcome from her Tory MPs.
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch engaged in a back-and-forth over the government's plans for growing the UK economy. Sir Keir Starmer accused Kemi Badenoch of talking “absolute nonsense” in her criticisms of the Employment Rights Bill and Labour’s growth plans,
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Charles and the Queen, along with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, met the new MPs at Buckingham Palace. | ITV National News
The Chancellor joins Sir Keir Starmer in publicising her tax details, a reversal just hours after she said she would not share them