Kemi Badenoch
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- 5d ago
Healey's first Budget taxes banks and wind farms, scraps gas standing charge
Chancellor John Healey's first Budget also scraps the gas standing charge and lets London borrow at least £10bn for infrastructure, according to City Hall and Treasury calculations.
- Oct 25
Burnham rules out EU rejoining in this Parliament but calls for honest debate on free movement
Burnham says the current Brexit deal is not good enough and wants an honest debate on free movement, but no EU return or early election is planned in this Parliament.
- Oct 23
Burnham approves Jackdaw gas field as Trump praises UK North Sea drilling
The UK government has approved gas production from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea, and Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for it. First gas is expected before the end of October 2026, while the same Friday phone call also covered Ukraine's access to Starlink.
- Oct 22
Andy Burnham becomes first British prime minister on Celebrity Gogglebox
The prime minister appeared on a Stand Up To Cancer charity episode of Channel 4's Gogglebox on Friday, 23 October, alongside Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram. Kemi Badenoch questioned whether he had time for the programme.
- Oct 22
Healey's first Budget on Wednesday, 28 October, fuels early election talk
Chancellor John Healey presents his first Budget on Wednesday, 28 October, as banks, opposition parties and City economists weigh the chance of an early election under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
- Oct 20
Labour leads YouGov poll three months into Burnham's premiership as Reform slips to third
Three months into his premiership, Andy Burnham's Labour is three points clear of the Conservatives in a new YouGov poll. Reform UK has slipped to third place for a second consecutive week.
- Oct 14
Burnham faces demand to apologise over remarks on Ann Widdecombe murder case
Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said Andy Burnham breached the presumption of innocence by speaking as though a man awaiting trial had already been convicted of Ann Widdecombe's murder. The remarks came at PMQs on Wednesday 14 October, and No 10 declined to comment.
- Oct 12
UK says Iran's Revolutionary Guard almost certainly directed RAF Fairford plot
Prime Minister Andy Burnham told MPs on Monday, 12 October, that the suspected plot against RAF Fairford was highly likely coordinated in Iran. Seven men have been arrested and all released on bail without charge, while Iran denies any involvement and 29 countries condemned Tehran.
- Oct 11
Burnham accuses Russia of meddling in 2016 Brexit vote and seeks EU reset
Andy Burnham says the Kremlin was involved in the 2016 referendum and wants a reset with Brussels at a summit on 20 November. Downing Street says he accepts the result as legitimate.
- Oct 8
Bank of England picks puffin, barn owl, bumblebee and hedgehog for new banknotes
The Bank of England said on Thursday that four British animals will replace Winston Churchill and other historical figures on its next notes. The choice followed a public vote that drew almost 500,000 people.
- Oct 7
Reform UK clears aides over donation sting but acknowledges internal failings
An internal Reform UK investigation concluded that two senior officials did not breach electoral funding laws when discussing prospective overseas cash, though both remain suspended during a Metropolitan Police inquiry.
- Oct 6
Kemi Badenoch pledges family home inheritance tax cut at Conservative conference
At the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch proposed eliminating inheritance tax on family homes and ruled out any future electoral alliance with Reform UK.
- Oct 2
Kemi Badenoch claims Labour prepares for early election ahead of Conservative conference
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch argued Prime Minister Andy Burnham could call a national vote as early as May 2027, as opposition parties assemble campaign apparatus ahead of party conference in Birmingham.
- Sep 1
Andy Burnham faces parliament grilling over UK defence spending and market pressure
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his economic strategy and military spending plans during his first appearance at Prime Minister's Questions on 2 September 2026.
- Jul 10
Ann Widdecombe killing was 'targeted attack', UK counter-terror police say; foreign interference not ruled out
Counter-terrorism police confirmed on Tuesday that the killing of former Conservative minister and Reform UK figure Ann Widdecombe, 78, was a targeted attack, and said investigators are keeping an open mind on whether foreign state interference played a role.
- Jul 2
Andy Burnham poised to enter No 10 as 322 Labour MPs anoint him next leader in uncontested race
With all rivals mathematically blocked, the former Manchester mayor will be formally elected next Friday and must flesh out an agenda allies say remains obscure just 10 days before he walks through the Downing Street door.
- Jun 19
Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South by-election, first Westminster gain since 1967
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election, overturning a 3,758-vote SNP majority on a backlash against restrictions on North Sea oil and gas drilling. It is the party's first Westminster by-election gain in Scotland in more than 50 years.
