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Badenoch pledges to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists

Scrapping the VAT refund scheme for international visitors in 2021 left the UK ‘less competitive’, the Tories said.

Evening Standard · Sep 21

Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’

Tory leader claims prime minister is avoiding difficult decisions as she urges him to increase defence spending

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19

Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling’ while Putin threatens to burn Europe

The Tory leader has urged the prime minister to cut welfare spending to fund defence

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Digested week: BuzzBallz signed by Tory leader builds excitement for conference

Kemi Badenoch-autographed cocktail offered as raffle prize. Plus, Bruce Springsteen’s surprisingly normal nightwear

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Wandsworth Council tax row escalates as Badenoch to fight government over 94% hike

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The Independent UK · Sep 18

Wandsworth council tax row: Kemi Badenoch instructs lawyers to challenge cuts to Tory-run London council

‘I think it is outrageous that Wandsworth Council is having to put up council tax. But they’re not doing it because they want to’ - Kemi Badenoch

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Badenoch ‘instructs lawyers’ to fight government over Wandsworth’s 94% council tax rise

The Conservative Party leader has blamed a ‘40 per cent cut’ from central government for the huge tax hike

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Andy Burnham doubles on net zero commitment after calls to scrap the phrase

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch stated the party no longer supports hitting net zero by 2050, while Reform UK branded the target ‘net stupid zero’

The Independent UK · Sep 17

With Kemi’s new shadow chancellor, the Tories must hope for a bout of public amnesia

Andrew Griffith is keen on clearing red tape. Good job he wasn’t part of a Treasury team that abolished the Office for Tax Simplification

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Do not make a difficult time worse with tax hikes, warns shadow chancellor

Andrew Griffith’s comments came ahead of his first major speech since being appointed to the role by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard · Sep 17