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

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

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.

In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

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.