PMQs review: Badenoch does not faze Starmer
The Labour leader met her attack-dog style with a cool head.
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Rachel Cunliffe is the associate political editor of the New Statesman. She writes on politics and culture, conducts interviews, and is a regular contributor to the New Statesman Podcast.
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