
Badenoch Accuses Burnham of ‘Fiddling While Europe Risks Burning’ Over Defence Spending
Conservative leader renews call for welfare cuts to fund higher military budgets, accusing the prime minister of delay on defence policy

Conservative leader renews call for welfare cuts to fund higher military budgets, accusing the prime minister of delay on defence policy
A satirical Guardian feature on the week's political goings-on highlights a BuzzBallz drink autographed by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, alongside unrelated musings on Bruce Springsteen's nightwear.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said she is enlisting legal advice to challenge the government after a Tory-run council in London approved a 94% increase in council tax, a move the local authority attributes to funding cuts.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she will seek legal action against the government as a row grows over a Tory-run council's sharp council tax increase, which the local authority blames on funding cuts.

A dispute has escalated over a sharp council tax increase in the Conservative-run London borough, with the local authority blaming central government funding cuts.

An opinion piece in The Guardian argues the Conservative Party may be relying on public forgetfulness after Kemi Badenoch appointed Andrew Griffith, a former minister linked to the abolition of the Office of Tax Simplification, as shadow chancellor.

A BBC Politics analysis by Alex Forsyth notes that Andy Burnham's first Prime Minister's Questions appearance saw exchanges with Kemi Badenoch fall back into familiar adversarial patterns.

New prime minister pledges 'fiscal responsibility' after facing opposition leader Kemi Badenoch amid a surge in government borrowing costs.