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Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch Slams Starmer’s “Asleep at the Wheel” Response to Iran — as Ex‑Navy Commander Warns Britain Is Already “In the Fight”
Julia Hartley-Brewer speaks to Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch about Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer, the importance of preserving the UK–US “special relationship”, and whether Britain should have taken a different stance on US operations and access to Diego Garcia.
Badenoch argues Labour has failed to plan ahead on defence, calls for greater North Sea oil and gas extraction, and attacks a potential fuel duty rise, while dismissing talk of “closer ties” with the EU as a slogan rather than a growth strategy.
Later, former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe OBE assesses escalating…
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