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The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Labour accuses Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes Source The Guardian - World News
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Defence minister urges ‘serious politics’ after Tory leader criticises prime minister’s stance at spring conference

Labour has accused Kemi Badenoch of scoring “cheap political points” after the Conservative party leader said Keir Starmer was “too scared” to join strikes on Iran.

Al Carns, the defence minister, said “serious politics” was required in response to Badenoch’s speech at the party’s spring conference where she criticised the prime minister’s stance on the US-Israel strikes on Iran a week ago.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/07/labour-accuse-badenoch-of-scoring-cheap-political-points-over-iran-strikes Published At 2026-03-07 08:42:12 (3 weeks ago)
Created At 2026-03-07 08:50:27 Updated At 2026-03-07 09:32:24