PMQs Showdown: Badenoch and Burnham Lock Horns Over UK-EU Summit and Freedom of Movement
London – During a heated exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, Prime Minister Andrew Burnham and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch went head-to-head, trading sharp barbs over European policy, the restoration of free movement, and the impending UK-EU conference. The confrontation kicked off right away as Badenoch demanded to know if the premier planned to schedule a public vote on EU membership. She criticized him for launching a discussion on free movement while the chancellor was rolling out a critical budget. Addressing the House, Badenoch remarked, “The Prime Minister popped up on telly, opened his mouth without engaging his brain, and not for the first time. Can he explain why he decided during budget week, to re-open a debate on freedom of movement?” Pushing back firmly, Burnham highlighted the approaching UK-EU meeting in just as an essential chance to fix what he characterised as the previous Conservative administration's, "extreme Brexit"—a deal he clai...
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