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Burnham latest: Miliband fails to turn up to PMQs as Badenoch accuses him of ‘betraying’ Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer defended his cabinet after Kemi Badenoch took aim at them over Andy Burnham’s return to parliament

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What happened Sir Keir Starmer defended his cabinet after Kemi Badenoch took aim at them over Andy Burnham’s return to parliament.
The headline split The Guardian - Politics frames it as "Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spok...". The Mirror UK frames it as "Next PM: Starmer faces fiery PMQs as Badenoch slammed over 'spiteful' Phillipson comment".
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Left / center-leftBurnham latest: Miliband fails to turn up to PMQs as Badenoch accuses him of ‘betraying’ Starmer

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 24, 1:58 PM

Burnham latest: Miliband fails to turn up to PMQs as Badenoch accuses him of ‘betraying’ Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer defended his cabinet after Kemi Badenoch took aim at them over Andy Burnham’s return to parliament

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 24, 2:41 PM

Next PM: Starmer faces fiery PMQs as Badenoch slammed over 'spiteful' Phillipson comment

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Keir Starmer has been met with a lively Commons today as Kemi Badenoch dismissed Andy Burnham as a "pair of eyelashes in a t-shirt" and branded Bridget Phllipson a "spiteful class warrior"

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The Guardian - PoliticsNews report · Jun 24, 2:01 PM

Badenoch will ‘absolutely not’ apologise for PMQs comments about Starmer’s downfall, spokesperson says – UK politics live

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Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s back Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent. Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for...

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