Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
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Kemi Badenoch has said she believes Andy Burnham could call a General Election as soon as December, describing the Prime Minister as a gambler who may fancy his chances.
Kemi Badenoch has pledged that a future Conservative government would restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors, reversing a policy abolished while she was a Treasury minister.
Sir Ed Davey has confirmed the Liberal Democrats have begun preparing a new manifesto unusually early so the party is ready if Andy Burnham calls a snap General Election.
Sir John Curtice has warned that an early General Election called by Andy Burnham could backfire and potentially leave Reform UK as the largest party in Parliament.
Kemi Badenoch has joined speculation over a possible early General Election, saying she believes Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to call one.
Andy Burnham has rejected Conservative plans to fund higher defence spending through major welfare cuts after telling MPs that national security “can’t come at the expense of social security”.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has personally defended the Government's sanctions against Israeli settlements, telling MPs that Britain 'has to stand for something' and must back support for a two-state solution with action.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is facing a diplomatic and political backlash after saying he had heard accounts of medicines being blocked in Gaza and children dying while awaiting treatment, prompting a sharp public rebuke from Israel's Foreign Ministry.
Kemi Badenoch is setting out a Conservative plan for an extra £10 billion a year in defence spending and a 3% of GDP target by 2029-30, funded through welfare reforms and other spending cuts.
Kemi Badenoch has completed her Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, promoting 2024 MPs Katie Lam, Rebecca Paul and Harriet Cross to major portfolios as the Conservatives bring a new generation onto the front bench.
Kemi Badenoch has removed Sir Mel Stride as Shadow Chancellor and promoted Andrew Griffith to lead the Conservatives' economic team, with Claire Coutinho taking over the business brief.
Dame Priti Patel will become International Secretary of the Conservative Party after leaving the Shadow Cabinet, with Kemi Badenoch asking her to strengthen links with conservative and centre-right parties around the world.
Priti Patel has confirmed she is leaving the Shadow Cabinet and Stuart Andrew has also returned to the back benches, accelerating Kemi Badenoch's major Conservative frontbench reshuffle.
Kemi Badenoch is preparing a major Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, with Tom Tugendhat reportedly set to replace Dame Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary after Sir James Cleverly quit the front bench to pursue a London mayoral bid.
Kemi Badenoch has reportedly asked Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo to seek approval for formal pre-election Civil Service access talks as the Conservatives prepare for the possibility of an early election under Andy Burnham.
Suella Braverman has categorically ruled out joining a Reform-Conservative coalition government, reversing her previous support for cooperation between the parties on the political right.
Sir James Cleverly has quit Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet with immediate effect to launch a bid for the Conservative nomination for Mayor of London in 2028.
Kemi Badenoch is preparing a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet after Parliament returns, with expected departures creating space for changes ahead of the Conservative conference.
Kemi Badenoch has written an open letter to Clacton voters criticising Nigel Farage's by-election, as the Conservatives sit out the contest.
Lissie Harper has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government of an ‘utter betrayal’ after two men convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper remained eligible for earlier release despite new exemptions for serious sexual offenders.
Cody Butler has resigned as chair of the One Nation Conservative Network and left the Conservative Party, saying he no longer believes the party offers a home for One Nation conservatism.
Andy Burnham has called for a new cross-party approach to social care, with Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey backing efforts while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised the talks.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to repeal provisions allowing the early release of certain serious offenders, arguing ministers can halt the scheme before further releases take place.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has invited Prime Minister Andy Burnham to work across party lines to reform social care, calling the issue the "key test" of collaborative politics.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham offering to work with the Government on social care reform, while setting out two key conditions for Conservative support.
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