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PMQs: Starmer wins by taking migration fight to Badenoch


Published on 2024-12-11 09:20:56 - Politico Europe
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  • Kemi Badenoch ripped into the government's migration plans
  • but the PM could easily point to the Tories' own record.

The article from Politico EU discusses the recent Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session where Labour leader Keir Starmer challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the government's handling of migration issues. Starmer highlighted the case of Kemi Badenoch, the Business and Trade Secretary, who had previously criticized the government's migration policies when she was not in office. Badenoch, now a key figure in the government, had to defend the current policies, which Starmer used to illustrate the Conservative Party's internal contradictions and policy U-turns. The session was marked by Starmer's attempt to portray the government as out of touch and inconsistent, especially on migration, a topic that has been politically sensitive. This exchange underscores the ongoing political battle over immigration policy in the UK, with Labour trying to capitalize on perceived Conservative disarray.

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[ https://www.politico.eu/article/pmqs-keir-starmer-win-migration-fight-kemi-badenoch/ ]