From 50m agoBadenoch will 'absolutely not' apologise for her PMQs invective against ministers, spokesperson saysKemi Badenoch will “absolutely not” apologise for the language she used during PMQs, her spokesperson told reporters at a briefing afterwards.The spokesperson said said he thought Badenoch had been nice to Keir Starmer in the chamber and she felt sorry for him. He said:
double quotation markThere was very little aimed at the prime minister. This was about a cabinet which has let him down, about a group of Labour MPs who have let him down and now they’ve got rid of him.
See 12.16pm for the Badenoch comments that prompted Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to reprimand her for her language.And see 1.31pm for a summary of her most harsh remarks.Key events50m agoBadenoch will 'absolutely not' apologise for her PMQs invective against ministers, spokesperson says1h agoPMQs - snap verdict2h agoLindsay Hoyle, Commons speaker, urges Badenoch to tone down her language and show opponents more 'respect'2h agoStarmer claims he is handing over country in 'better shape' than he found it, unlike his Tory predecessors3h agoMore than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds3h agoFarage tells conference for social conservatives 'family breakdown pretty much same as community breakdown'3h agoStarmer faces Badenoch at PMQs3h agoReaction to Burnham choosing Purnell as his chief of staff4h agoGrooming gangs inquiry to focus first on London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley4h agoNearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties4h agoJames Purnell tells staff at his lobbying firm reports he's leaving to be Burnham's chief of staff 'basically correct'4h agoJones declines to say whether Ed Miliband would be good choice as Burnham's chancellor5h agoDarren Jones says he has been 'reassured' by what Andy Burnham has told him about his economic plansJessica Elgot says Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, confronted Kemi Badenoch about her comments (see 1.31pm) outside the chamber after PMQs.
