…blames Labour policies for UK challenges

By Enitan Abdultawab

Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has reacted to the resignation of Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, describing his tenure as unsuccessful and blaming Labour Party policies for the country’s current challenges.

In a statement posted on her official X account shortly after Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, Badenoch criticized several decisions taken under his administration, including tax increases, welfare policies, defence spending, energy strategy, and key political appointments.

“Hiking national insurance. The Family Farm Tax. Giving up on real welfare reform. Not funding our defence. Not drilling our own oil and gas. Appointing Peter Mandelson, then lying about what had happened,” she wrote.