{"id":153143,"date":"2025-02-27T11:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/self-appointed-saviour-of-western-civilization-desperate-for-relevance-uk-pm-blasts-kemi-badenoch"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:19:40","slug":"self-appointed-saviour-of-western-civilization-desperate-for-relevance-uk-pm-blasts-kemi-badenoch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/self-appointed-saviour-of-western-civilization-desperate-for-relevance-uk-pm-blasts-kemi-badenoch","title":{"rendered":"Self appointed saviour of western civilization desperate for relevance \u2013 UK PM blasts Kemi Badenoch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The United Kingdom, UK, Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has accused Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch of desperately in search of relevance.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer described Badenoch as a \u201cself-appointed saviour of Western civilisation desperate for relevance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He spoke during Wednesday\u2019s plenary in response to Badenoch\u2019s claim on cutting aid in defence budget.<\/p>\n<p>During plenary, the Tory leader, had claimed Starmer heeded her advice on cutting aid while raising questions about the defence budget.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cOver the weekend I suggested to the prime minister that he cut the aid budget, and I am pleased that he accepted my advice. It\u2019s the fastest response I\u2019ve ever had from the prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, he announced \u00a313.4 billion of additional defence spending yesterday. This morning, his defence secretary said the uplift is only \u00a36bn. Which is the correct figure?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding, Starmer said he never saw her proposal before putting out the figure.<\/p>\n<p>According to Starmer: \u201cI\u2019m going to have to let the leader of the opposition down gently. She didn\u2019t feature in my thinking at all. I was so busy over the weekend I didn\u2019t even see her proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s appointed herself, I think, the saviour of Western civilisation. It\u2019s a desperate search for relevance. If you take the numbers for this financial year, and then the numbers for financial year 27\/28, that\u2019s a \u00a313.4bn increase\u2014the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The United Kingdom, UK, Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has accused Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch of desperately in search of relevance. Starmer described Badenoch as a \u201cself-appointed saviour of Western civilisation desperate for relevance.\u201d He spoke during Wednesday\u2019s plenary in response to Badenoch\u2019s claim on cutting aid in defence budget. 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