Tory MP openly criticises Kemi Badenoch and challenges her to suspend him over national security row
Kemi Badenoch suffers blow to leadership after PMQs jibe
- Kemi Badenoch criticised Keir Starmer for allegedly "evading" Prime Minister's Questions to attend Nato and G7 summits.
- Keir Starmer responded by calling Badenoch's comments "unserious" and "irrelevant," emphasizing the importance of international summits and stating she would "never" become Prime Minister.
- Conservative MP Mark Pritchard openly challenged Badenoch in the House of Commons, arguing that partisan politics should not interfere with national security issues and daring her to withdraw the whip.
- Badenoch is facing growing criticism from within her own party regarding her leadership and performance at PMQs.
- Liberal Democrat leaders Sir Ed Davey and Daisy Cooper also condemned Badenoch's remarks about the Prime Minister's attendance at major international summits.