Badenoch disowns Tory claims that air defence plan amounts to ‘British Iron Dome’ - UK politics live
Tory leader says ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be a similar scheme to that protecting Israel after repeated questions from broadcasters Asked if she will…
The Guardian reports: Tory leader says ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be a similar scheme to that protecting Israel after repeated questions from broadcasters Asked if she will propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she will have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am.
On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.) It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome.
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