United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has taunted the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, saying she appointed herself as the saviour of western civilisation in a bid for relevance.
During a parliamentary session on Wednesday, Badenoch claimed that Starmer had acted on her advice regarding the aid budget while questioning inconsistencies in defence spending figures.
“Over the weekend I suggested to the prime minister that he cut the aid budget, and I am pleased that he accepted my advice. It’s the fastest response I’ve ever had from the prime minister,” she said.
She further pressed Starmer on defence spending, stating, “However, he announced £13.4 billion of additional defence spending yesterday. This morning, his defence secretary said the uplift is only £6bn. Which is the correct figure?”
In a swift rebuttal, the prime minister dismissed her remarks, making it clear that her input had no bearing on his decisions.
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“I’m going to have to let the leader of the opposition down gently. She didn’t feature in my thinking at all. I was so busy over the weekend, I didn’t even see her proposal,” Mr Starmer said.
He went further, describing her as someone searching for relevance. “She’s appointed herself, I think, the saviour of Western civilisation. It’s a desperate search for relevance. If you take the numbers for this financial year, and then the numbers for financial year 27/28, that’s a £13.4bn increase—the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.”
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