The prime minister was grilled by the leader of the opposition after his chancellor delivered a major speech on growth.

Kemi Badenoch was loudly reprimanded by the Speaker in PMQs for claiming the prime minister “misled” the Commons last week. That is a serious accusation to make against any member of the government and can even jeopardise a minister’s job in some cases.

Keir Starmer calls Kemi Badenoch 'the next lettuce' in Liz Truss digReuters

Kemi Badenoch said the government’s employment plans harmed growth — but the PM raised economic turmoil under the Tories.

Keir Starmer compared Kemi Badenoch to Liz Truss in a brutal Commons slapdown. The prime minister told the Tory leader she was on course to becoming “the next lettuce” as the pair clashed at PMQs. That was a reference to the Daily Star’s infamous stunt in which a lettuce lasted longer than Truss did in Downing Street.

President Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department, after the White House budget office issued a memo Monday evening pausing large swaths of federal funding, which Democrats warned would plunge the nation in chaos.

The Tory leader brands Labour's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill an "act of vandalism"; Keir Starmer says it protects at-risk children.

Kemi Badenoch is set to clash with Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs today. The Tory leader will grill the Prime Minister during the weekly session in the Commons after Rachel Reeves made her emergency growth speech this morning.