The Latest Breaking News from Kemi Badenoch

UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 says

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

No shadow cabinet members will be sacked in next four years – Badenoch spokesman

The Conservative leader is ‘very happy’ with her shadow cabinet, her spokesman said.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Trump administration will be allowed to consider Chagos Islands deal, says No 10

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall

PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025

Treasury minister Siddiq quits after ethics investigation

Tulip Siddiq quit to avoid becoming a ‘distraction’ to the Government after a row over links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Four-day-week council rejects conflict of interest concerns over second jobs

A survey which revealed many staff were undertaking extra work prompted calls for a rethink on flexible hours.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Grooming gangs made up of ‘peasants’ from ‘sub-communities’, says Badenoch

Tory leader says new inquiry should look at background of perpetrators as well as why some in authority did not act

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Farage’s Reform UK just one point behind Labour in damning new YouGov poll for Starmer

It comes after Nigel Farage’s party claimed to have overtaken the Tories’ membership numbers

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

Badenoch accused of Islamophobia after blaming ‘peasants’ from ‘sub-communities’ for grooming gangs abuse

The Conservative leader has repeated calls for a national inquiry into the issue

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025