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Kemi brings little cheer to toxic Tories bracing for tough local elections

Party leader lowers members’ expectations as far as she dares at election warmup event in the shires

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: London boroughs dominate league table of cheapest council tax bills in England

Wandsworth, Westminster and City of London are least expensive areas

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch Sounds Alarm on ‘Emergency Budget’ as Keir Starmer Defends Labour’s Tax Raid

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer over Rachel Reeves’ decision to hike employers’ National Insurance contributions from 13.8% to 15%.

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Tories could lose all councils won in 2021 if general election voting repeated, admits Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’

Evening Standard

Tories facing ‘extremely difficult’ local elections, Badenoch warns

The Tory leader was defiant about the threat from Reform UK, urging voters to remember ‘you will have to live with what you vote for’.

The Independent UK

Tories and Reform UK must agree pact before next election if Labour could win, shadow minister says – as it happened

Greg Smith says parties on the right will ‘have to play nice’ if there is a chance of Labour winning the next election

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch’s attack on net zero is ridiculous. But so were the right’s Brexit claims, and look where they left us

The run-up to 2016 shows ‘common sense’ isn’t enough. Even ignorant, reactionary arguments must be properly countered, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Nigel Farage Explodes at Kemi Badenoch Over Fiery Net Zero Speech

The debate over net zero has taken a dramatic turn, with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch now declaring that the UK’s 2050 target is "impossible."

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Rachel Reeves not expected to make tax changes at spring statement

It is understood that changes to the tax regime are not expected next week.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch to pledge better services with Tory local elections launch

Voters across a number of county councils and unitary authorities in England will go to the polls on May 1.

Evening Standard

Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050

Tory leader provides no evidence to support position that flies in face of expert reports and her own words

The Guardian - UK

A defeated KemiKaze offers less opposition than Starmer’s own MPs

All the fight seems to have gone out of the opposition leader, but mood on Labour’s backbenches is frosty over benefit cuts

The Guardian - UK

New freeze on income tax thresholds in 'emergency Budget' not ruled out by Keir Starmer

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch challenged the PM on tax ahead of next week’s Spring Statement

Evening Standard

Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax

In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.

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Despite poor polling and local election fears, Tories find reasons to be cheerful

There is one very tangible reason for the current outbreak of good spirits: Conservatives know things could be worse

Evening Standard

Badenoch slams ‘celebrity’ Farage as she scraps Tory net zero 2050 pledge

The Conservative leader’s criticism of her political rival came after she said it was time to ‘get real’ about reaching the UK’s 2050 net zero target.

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Energy expert: Kemi Badenoch's net zero claim 'total rubbish'

KEMI Badenoch's claim that net zero is impossible to achieve by 2050 has been branded "total rubbish" by an expert at a top Scottish…

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May hits back at Badenoch, saying net zero by 2050 ‘challenging but achievable’

The former prime minister set the UK’s legally binding net zero emissions target by 2050 during her time in No 10.

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Miliband accuses Tories of ‘Wacky Races’ approach as he defends net zero agenda

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch believes it is ‘impossible’ to reach net zero emissions by 2050 without hitting living standards.

The Independent UK

Badenoch says ‘get real’ on net zero and declares 2050 target ‘impossible’

She has tasked shadow ministers with looking at solutions for delivering cheap and clean energy.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch comes under fire from ex-Tory leader William Hague over her ditching net zero by 2050 goal

Lord Hague warned the Conservatives risk being seen as not ‘serious’ on tackling global warming

The Independent UK

Theresa May hits back at Kemi Badenoch over Tory leader’s claim net zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’

Ex-Tory environment minister Chris Skidmore also highlighted how Kemi Badenoch has changed her mind on climate change

The Guardian - UK

Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says – as it happened

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’

Evening Standard

Tory green group rejects Badenoch’s claim that net zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’

The Conservative Party leader is expected to say that her party will ‘confront the real problems’.

The Guardian - UK

Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

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