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.
Liberal Democrat leaders Sir Ed Davey and Daisy Cooper also condemned Badenoch's remarks about the Prime Minister's attendance at major international summits.