2 hours ago PMQs scorecard: Kemi Badenoch can't pick a topic as Sir Keir Starmer gets away with it

The Tory leader missed several open goals

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6 hours ago 'Why are Brits paying to surrender something that's already ours?': Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer over £9bn cost of 'dud' Chagos Islands deal

The Prime Minister was told to abandon his 'dud' deal to handover the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, which will reportedly land taxpayers with a huge bill.

Economics

6 hours ago PM insists Reeves in post for ‘many years’ amid calls to rule out tax hikes

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch asked Sir Keir Starmer if the country could ‘afford four more years of his terrible judgments’.

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6 hours ago PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall

PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

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4 hours ago UK politics live: Starmer warned markets ‘don’t trust Reeves’ as Farage and Tories unite in Chagos plot

Kemi Badenoch questions trust in chancellor during fiery PMQs clash, as markets rally over new inflation data

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9 hours ago PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face Commons clash in wake of Tulip Siddiq's resignation

PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

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7 hours ago Starmer hints at spending cuts as he blames 'volatile' global economy for post

Keir Starmer insisted the government will stick to its fiscal rules as he clashed with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs.

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30 hours ago Reeves warned further cuts ‘politically suicidal’ as she faces MPs amid market turmoil – UK politics live

Chancellor to take questions following her statement on China visitStephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people who live there. And he said that he made this clear in a meeting with Greenland’s foreign minister.But he did not explicitly criticise Donald Trump for threatening to use military force to seize the island for the US.Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and the future of their constitutional arrangements is a matter for the people and government of Greenland and indeed the Kingdom of Denmark. It would be wrong to speculate on any policy decisions the incoming administration of President-elect Trump may make.Those are messages I delivered in a meeting with the Greenlandic foreign minister yesterday, but there are rightly important concerns about security in the Arctic, which is why I was proud to be one of the first British ministers in 10 years to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly and meet partners ...

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29 hours ago Reeves condemns Tories’ economic legacy after shadow chancellor calls for her to be sacked – UK politics live

Reeves says that Tories have no policies and says she is dealing with ‘14 years of stagnant economic growth’Stephen Doughty, a Foreign Office minister, has told MPs that the future of Greenland is a matter for the people who live there. And he said that he made this clear in a meeting with Greenland’s foreign minister.But he did not explicitly criticise Donald Trump for threatening to use military force to seize the island for the US.Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and the future of their constitutional arrangements is a matter for the people and government of Greenland and indeed the Kingdom of Denmark. It would be wrong to speculate on any policy decisions the incoming administration of President-elect Trump may make.Those are messages I delivered in a meeting with the Greenlandic foreign minister yesterday, but there are rightly important concerns about security in the Arctic, which is why I was proud to be one of the first British ministers in 10 years to attend the ...

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7 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

30 hours ago PM hits back after Kemi Badenoch calls grooming gangs 'peasants' from 'sub

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is facing criticism from MPs who have said her comments were 'shockingly offensive and irresponsible' and did not put victims 'front and centre'

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33 hours ago Rachel Reeves told it would be ‘politically suicidal’ to impose further cuts as economy falters – UK politics live

John McDonnell says more cuts would be ‘a disaster for the country’ and steer voters towards ReformYou might think that Kemi Badenoch’s latest comments on the grooming gangs scandal (see 9.39am) sound a bit more Lee Anderson than Rishi Sunak, David Cameron or any other mainstream Conservative party leader. You would be right.One explanation (often the best explanation in politics) is that Badenoch is just saying what she thinks.While Badenoch may have hoped that her positioning would bring Reform UK defectors back into the fold, our results show that just 4% of those who voted for Reform UK at the 2024 general election now plan to vote for the Conservatives – while at the same time the Tories have lost 15% of their 2024 voters to Farage’s party. Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Kemi Badenoch blames 'peasant' immigrants from poor parts of foreign countries for the grooming gangs scandal

Kemi Badenoch suggested problems came from 'sub-communities' within countries that were 'very rural'.

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