Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch calls on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to resign if he cannot demonstrate that the government’s defence plan will protect the United Kingdom. Badenoch also offers Labour the votes of Conservative MPs, saying they could be used to pass welfare cuts through Parliament. She frames this as a way to generate funding for increased defence spending, contingent on the government meeting the requirement to provide proof that the plan safeguards the UK.
The reporting reflects Badenoch’s position that parliamentary support should be linked to assurances about the defence proposals’ effectiveness and impact. Her comments place conditions both on the political process for approving measures—through a vote involving Conservative MPs—and on the accountability of the prime minister, with resignation presented as the consequence if Badenoch’s test is not met.
No additional details about the specific defence plan or the welfare cuts are included in the provided summaries.
