13 h. ago Tories demand foreigners are banned from getting disability benefits as Kemi Badenoch seeks to tighten access to handouts after Labour's U

Kemi Badenoch 's party will attempt to change the Government's welfare Bill to tighten access to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit.

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16 h. ago Big pay days and top of the polls: Nigel Farage’s first year as an MP

In year since Reform party leader was elected at eighth attempt he has been largely absent from Commons votes and very present in the mediaNigel Farage has had one of the best years of his political career after voters finally elected him to parliament at the eighth time of asking. He is odds on to be the UK’s next prime minister, vying with Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting, with Kemi Badenoch trailing behind.Here are the key facts and numbers behind his first year in the House of Commons. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Labour's year of lies and failure: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch lambasts Keir Starmer's record on the economy and migration

Kemi Badenoch today accuses Keir Starmer of a 'year of lies and U-turns' which have left Britain poorer and less secure.

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51 h. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Even my Leftie pals can't believe the mess Labour has got us in... we have Corbyn's party with Keir Starmer at the helm

My Left-leaning, champagne-socialist friends were so excited at the prospect of a Labour government last year. 'Of course we want you to win Kemi,' they told me, 'but it's time for change'.

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3 d. ago In Pictures: Tearful politicians showing their sensitive side

Rachel Reeves became tearful during PMQs on Wednesday, but she’s far from the first politician to cry over the years.

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3 d. ago How a tear or two spooked markets and dominated UK's political narrative

The weekly session in which the British prime minister is questioned by lawmakers in Parliament can be an ordeal for the government leader

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3 d. ago Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s lack of empathy over Rachel Reeves’s tears will come back to haunt her

Neither her party nor the public seems to like the Badenoch style, writes Sean O’Grady. Her tasteless lack of empathy for the chancellor is indicative of a leadership marked by arrogant dismissiveness

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4 d. ago Cabinet ministers rally round Rachel Reeves after Chancellor in tears at PMQs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves wiped away tears during a tense PMQs, where Keir Starmer came under attack from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over his disability cuts U-turn

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4 d. ago Bullying isn't banter – Kemi Badenoch's PMQs attack on crying Rachel Reeves crosses a line

Politics is a brutal business but Kemi Badenoch baiting a visibly upset Rachel Reeves at PMQs is just yet another example of the dehumanisation of people in public life

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4 d. ago Voices: Has Kemi Badenoch finally shown the killer instinct to save her as Tory leader?

Her filleting of Starmer and Reeves in the Commons is arguably her biggest success since becoming opposition leader. It could silence complaints by her Conservative critics that she lacks the ruthless skills needed to become prime minister, writes Simon Walters.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves appears emotional at PMQs after Starmer refuses to guarantee she will stay on

Rachel Reeves appeared emotional during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks "absolutely miserable”.

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4 d. ago Watch: Rachel Reeves appears to cry at PMQs after Starmer refuses to guarantee she will stay on

Watch as Rachel Reeves appears to cry during Prime Ministers Questions on Wednesday (2 July), with Kemi Badenoch saying she looks "absolutely miserable”.

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4 d. ago Reeves has Starmer’s full backing, says No 10 after chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street says there will be no reshuffle, after Kemi Badenoch claims Labour MPs regard Reeves as ‘toast’UK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has insisted Rachel Reeves will stay in post and has not offered her resignation, after the chancellor was in tears at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.Reeves wiped away a tear after a series of questions from the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, who said Labour MPs had said she was “toast”. Badenoch suggested Keir Starmer had failed to confirm Reeves would stay in post until the election. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves will stay as chancellor, says No 10 after her tears in Commons

Reeves appears upset in parliament, but has PM’s ‘full backing’, as her spokesperson says it is a personal matterUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has insisted Rachel Reeves will stay in post and has not offered her resignation, after the chancellor was in tears at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.Reeves wiped away a tear after a series of questions from the Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, who said Labour MPs had said she was “toast”. Badenoch suggested Keir Starmer had failed to confirm Reeves would stay in post until the election. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago No 10 says Starmer backs Reeves after Chancellor’s tears in Commons

Downing Street said the Prime Minister supported his Chancellor after Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to her future in the Commons.

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4 d. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Reeves battles tears as Starmer declines to back her staying in post

The decision to scrap key parts of the welfare reform package has left the Chancellor facing the prospect of tax hikes to balance the books.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves in tears sat behind PM Keir Starmer as he refuses guarantee her job

Rachel Reeves looked 'absolutely miserable' and exhausted during an intense PMQ session as PM Keir Starmer swerved questions from Kemi Badenoch about her keeping her job as Chancellor after

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4 d. ago Badenoch accuses Starmer of having ‘brass neck’ over welfare bill defence

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of having a “brass neck” over his welfare bill, telling the House of Commons that the legislation will “achieve nothing”.

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4 d. ago Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after Labour’s welfare bill passes second reading

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (2 July), hours after MPs voted to pass the prime minister’s watered-down welfare bill.

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