New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch faces Labour prime minister Keir Starmer in the Commons for the first time
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch aggressively went after Keir Starmer over whether he would seek to reopen negotiations with Donald Trump for a free trade deal. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA WireThe comments in a 2017 tweet by Lammy, who is now Britain’s chief diplomat, were the subject of the first fiery exchange between Starmer and new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday.
The prime minister brushed off the remarks but their pointed nature set the tone for the rest of their exchanges at PMQs.partly on her promise to vigorously hold the prime minister to account, and her first outing was keenly anticipated in Westminster. She seemed uncharacteristically nervous at the outset, however, even as she tried to lambaste Starmer for engaging in “student politics”.
Speculation that the government would be forced to hike defence spending was rife in Labour circles on Wednesday morning as Trump’s victory become clear, although the party has so far shied away from putting a timeline on the 2.5 per cent commitment. Badenoch, however, sloppily erred by insisting that defence was “not even mentioned” in last week’s budget. It was – four times. After PMQs, Labour accused Badenoch of misleading the House of Commons.
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