Report: Badenoch disowns Tory claims that air defence plan amounts to ‘British Iron Dome’ - UK politics live

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Tory leader states ‘Britannia Shield’ is expected to not be a similar scheme to that protecting Israel following repeated questions from broadcasters Asked if she is expected to propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she is expected to have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am. The report also notes that (This is getting confusing. On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.) It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome. We haven’t called it an Iron Dome.

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