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Daily Mirror
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Dominic McGrath & Dave Burke

Tory minister says 'I'm not an arsonist' in ugly blue-on-blue scrap over EU law

Tory minister Kemi Badenoch has told MPs she's "not an arsonist" in a bitter blue-on-blue scrap over the Government's EU law bonfire.

Business and Trade Secretary Ms Badenoch faced the wrath of Conservative Brexiteers after a climbdown on plans to tear up all retained laws by the end of the year.

In a fiery exchange with backbencher David Jones, she defended the move, fuming: "We are not arsonists.

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