James Cartlidge
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ITV’s exposé of racism and misogyny in Reform? Just a few (more) bad apples
While the party’s MPs went into hiding, it was left to its failed byelection candidate Matt Goodwin to defend it
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Burnham vows to keep Falklands after Argentinian ‘sabre-rattling’
Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge described reports of Argentinian harassment as ‘sabre-rattling’
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£10bn pledge for ‘Britannia Shield’ not a gimmick, Badenoch insists
Confusion surrounded a plan announced at conference yesterday to build a missile and drone defence system around the UK and its overseas military bases.
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Badenoch denies plan for ‘British Iron Dome’ – after Tories use phrase in press release
Leader also says party is ‘not out of the woods’ and she would rather have another election than form coalition with Reform
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Kemi Badenoch disowns own party’s claim of building British ‘Iron Dome’
Conservative leader insists ‘we are not building the Iron Dome’ – despite the Tories’ own press release comparing it to Israel’s system
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Badenoch suggests Tories would not reverse Labour’s pensions triple lock legislation – UK politics live
In his party conference speech last week, Andy Burnham said he wanted to change the triple lock uprating mechanism from 2030
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Tories plan £10bn ‘British Iron Dome’ to protect UK – how would it work?
The Tories pledged to build Britain its own £10bn ‘Iron Dome’ missile interception system – but now even the party leader is backtracking
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Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system
The Conservatives say their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.
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Kemi Badenoch vows to build £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ to fend off missile attacks
The leader of the opposition accused Labour of failing to keep the country safe
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Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome
Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’
