The day after clashing with Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons, she also took a swipe at the Prime Minister and his “woman problem” with Chancellor Rachel Reeves who has faced criticism over her Budget, the soaring cost of Government borrrowing and fall in the Pound.

Badenoch goes on to say the Tories left him the fastest growing economy in the G7 and says jobs and growth are down, mortgage rates up and business confidence down. She asks if the country can afford four more years of Starmer's "terrible" judgement.

ANALYSIS: The Conservative leader is scoring points against Starmer and Reeves but to triumph she needs to convince the country she will be a better PM than Nigel Farage

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has challenged Sir Keir Starmer over the government's handling of the economy, saying the UK was now "spending more on debt than on schools and hospitals". Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions,