Julia Hartley-Brewer speaks to Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch about Donald Trump’s criticism of Keir Starmer, the importance of preserving the UK–US “special relationship”, and whether Britain should have taken a different stance on US operations and access to Diego Garcia.
Badenoch argues Labour has failed to plan ahead on defence, calls for greater North Sea oil and gas extraction, and attacks a potential fuel duty rise, while dismissing talk of “closer ties” with the EU as a slogan rather than a growth strategy.
Later, former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe OBE assesses escalating risks around the Strait of Hormuz, the operational impact of decades-long cuts, and why the UK’s mixed messaging means it is involved but not commanding events.
Also: a Gail’s Bakery row after a Guardian column called one bakery's location near a Palestinian-owned business as an "act of heavy-handed aggression". Discussion includes the extent of intimidation of Jewish-linked businesses and warnings about antisemitism in public life.
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