The prime minister was grilled by the leader of the opposition after his chancellor delivered a major speech on growth.

Kemi Badenoch was loudly reprimanded by the Speaker in PMQs for claiming the prime minister “misled” the Commons last week. That is a serious accusation to make against any member of the government and can even jeopardise a minister’s job in some cases.

Kemi Badenoch said the government’s employment plans harmed growth — but the PM raised economic turmoil under the Tories.

In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

President Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department, after the White House budget office issued a memo Monday evening pausing large swaths of federal funding, which Democrats warned would plunge the nation in chaos.