'A Dead Party Walking': Starmer Savages The Tories In PMQs Clash With Badenoch

Starmer clashed with Badenoch at PMQs.Keir Starmer branded the Tories “a dead party walking” during angry clashes with Kemi Badenoch at PMQs.The prime minister went on the attack after the Conservative leader said Labour’s policies were harming the economy.Badenoch said data showing unemployment has gone up since Starmer became prime minister showed.She said that was partly down to chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to increase the employers’ rate of National Insurance, which she described as a “jobs tax”.“The prime minister needs to listen to business – you cannot have employment rights without employment,” she said.“Labour always forgets that it is not government that creates growth, it is business that creates growth, and businesses are closing and they are blaming him and his chancellor.“There are 100,000 fewer jobs. Hospices, charities, nurseries – they are facing bills for a jobs tax that they cannot afford. Even the unions are saying workers are being thrown on the scrapheap, and all of this before his unemployment bill makes hiring even more expensive.“When will he admit that Labour isn’t working?”But Starmer hit back: “She should listen to business. They’re in favour of our trade deals. The India deal – a fantastic deal. Tariffs on cars cut to 10%. Whisky and gin, tariffs halved. £4.8 billion into our economy.“What does she say she wants to do with our India deal? She wants to rip it up. The US deal that saves thousands upon thousands of jobs. What does she want to do? She wants to rip it up.“The EU deal, good for our economy. She’s not even going to wait to see what it says. She absurdly says she’s going to rip it up. It is so unserious.“She was even reduced last week to accusing the Indian government of fake news. No wonder she did so badly as trade secretary. “The project for them is over, they’re sliding into oblivion. They’re a dead party walking.”His comments came after HuffPost UK revealed how Wes Streeting had claimed that Reform UK is now “Labour’s main opposition”, despite only having five MPs.Related...Mark Carney Criticises Keir Starmer's Decision To Give Donald Trump A Second State VisitBlow For Keir Starmer As China Slams His Trade Deal With Donald TrumpUS-UK Trade Agreement: 7 Questions Keir Starmer And Donald Trump Are Yet To Answer

Comments

Breaking news

Global Airlines to launch first transatlantic flight from Glasgow - how to watch

The Herald

Nifty 50 Prediction for Thursday: Preparation of rally in the Nifty on May 15, at what time would it be beneficial to buy CE and PE? Know

about 4 hours ago

London Journal

We quit UK life to live in an abandoned home abroad for £8,000 – we now live mortgage-free

about 4 hours ago

London Journal

BREAKING NEWS: No correction .. Pakistan will kill Hindus and Pakistan will reward 1-1 crore to Muslim terrorists who arrive in Operation Sindur!

about 4 hours ago

London Journal

Comments

Breaking news

Global Airlines to launch first transatlantic flight from Glasgow - how to watch

Committee accuses Robison of ‘lack of respect’ after financial strategy delayed again

'We were shocked': Call to rerun controversial Edinburgh New Town planning appeal

Mural tribute to Glasgow political firebrand unveiled in Govan

Scottish organist celebrates 55 years of playing at Glasgow museum

'Lack of focus': Forbes anger over latest £35m costs hike of ferry fiasco vessel

Fred and Rose West still haunt nation 30 years after House of Horrors was exposed

Teenager hit woman seconds after inhaling ‘hippy crack’ at wheel of her Fiat 500

Girl, 14, dies at home with man and woman arrested over ‘unexplained’ death

Sarwar backs immigration crackdown but distances himself from Starmer’s rhetoric

Major route through Ayrshire closed by crash

Speed camera catches a duck doing nearly double the limit twice in seven years

Successful test flight for company aiming to travel London to New York in one hour

What is in the Westminster assisted dying bill and who will qualify?

Keir Starmer Under Fire For 'Puerile' Response To MP Question About His Principles

Native forest deployed to protect road along famous loch

Manhunt launched after man struck by car in attempted murder bid

Are our MSPs up to the task of scrutinising assisted dying legislation?

Glasgow Airport gets ready to write 'new chapter in transatlantic travel'

Herald Poll: Should political parties be banned from Glasgow Pride?

Two new raven chicks arrive at Tower of London ‘to keep the kingdom safe’

‘I was deaf first then Black – now I tell my story on the stage’

Six times fake news made the world a worse place

How the Menendez brothers murder case unfolded after huge new release twist

Nifty 50 Prediction for Thursday: Preparation of rally in the Nifty on May 15, at what time would it be beneficial to buy CE and PE? Know

We quit UK life to live in an abandoned home abroad for £8,000 – we now live mortgage-free

BREAKING NEWS: No correction .. Pakistan will kill Hindus and Pakistan will reward 1-1 crore to Muslim terrorists who arrive in Operation Sindur!

IPL 2025

Neeraj Chopra received a great honor after Operation Sindoor, this special rank was found in the Indian army

China and Russia make deal to build power station on the MOON by 2036 as part of vast Disneyland sized lunar space-base

BBC reveals plan to expand Local Democracy Reporter coverage areas

Angela Rayner: Our Workers' Rights Package Will Tackle Insecurity And Change Britain

Zelenskyy Spells Out What Putin Must Do To Prove He Wants To End Ukraine War

This 2-Second Trick Helps To Keep Sunscreen Cool On The Beach

'Let The Children Eat': Israel Is Starving Gaza To Death, Doctors And Experts Warn

Here's what Global Airlines' new 'sky pub' looks like ahead of Glasgow debut

Organist celebrates 56 years of music with recital for Glasgow’s 850th birthday

Thousands of gallons of water covers homes after main bursts in Gloucester

Annan Athletic fans urged to roar their side on to League One survival

Historic 15th century Dumfries and Galloway tower reopens to visitors

Anas Sarwar insists immigration must come down 'across the board' as he backs Keir Starmer's plans

Bella May Culley's mysterious journey from Thailand holiday to facing life in ex-Soviet prison

Glasgow Ryanair passenger fined £3,000 after flight diverted amid incident

Plumber caught on M74 moving £50,000 drugs cash from Glasgow to England

Abandoned theme park left 'frozen in time' where Orca whales still alive left to rot

Department of Work and Pensions hails 'great work' by North Lanarkshire work coaches

Women thought she had a sore neck - then was diagnosed with cancer

Bathgate and Blackburn hit Full Fibre broadband milestone - but thousands missing out

'I'm a vet and this is how often you should really be brushing your dog's teeth'

Glasgow couple kept two kids in flat covered with animal waste and insects on bedding

Who are late gangster Jamie Daniel's kids and what are their crimes?

Company behind proposed mixed-use EuroPark development in North Lanarkshire create community steering group

Legendary Scottish road trip with stunning views ranked least EV-friendly in UK

Nicola Sturgeon and MSPs lobbied minister over rent cap removal

Tributes paid to father of murdered schoolgirl after 'unexpected' death

Political parties banned from taking part in Pride event

How working more than 52 hours a week may alter the structure of your brain

'Women deserve better': Fresh attempts to decriminalise abortion

He received the gift of someone else’s face in a 56-hour surgery. What came next was complex

Mapped: Where Britain is at risk of drought amid hosepipe ban warning