In a high-stakes first PMQs Kemi Badenoch challenged Sir Keir Starmer about his Foreign Secretaryʼs past comments regarding Donald Trump (who made some not-so-nice remarks bout the president-elect back in 2018)
The exchange got heated when Badenoch pressed for an apology from David Lammy – whose previous description of Trump as a “neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath“ remains un-retracted; despite his recent friendly stance towards the incoming administration
Starmer side-stepped the matter mentioning his recent dinner with Trump: which he described as productive but Conservative MPs werent impressed by his response. The new Opposition leader also requested Trump address Parliament to show Labour isnt stuck in student-politics mode
Congratulations to Donald Trump on your victory. The UK has no greater friend than the US‚ with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic
The debate shifted to economic matters where Badenoch criticized Labourʼs budget plans calling them a copy-paste of Bidenomics. She questioned the governments approach to:
- Farm inheritance tax changes
- High spending policies
- Rising inflation rates
- Increasing borrowing levels
Tory MPs praised Badenochʼs performance with one back-bencher suggesting the PM was caught off-guard and needed more prep-work for future encounters