Badenoch goes on to say the Tories left him the fastest growing economy in the G7 and says jobs and growth are down, mortgage rates up and business confidence down. She asks if the country can afford four more years of Starmer's "terrible" judgement.

Kemi Badenoch will face Sir Keir Starmer for PMQs in the Commons at lunchtime. The Tory leader has plenty of topics to grill the Prime Minister on, including the resignation of Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq yesterday amid a corruption row.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to rule out any new tax rises this year by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs. He did not explicitly rule out more tax rises.

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