7 Nov 2024

UK: Starmer congratulates trump, Kemi's first PMQs

From Nine To Noon, 9:55 am on 7 November 2024

UK correspondent Harriet Line says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory - but there may be some bridges to be mended.

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has faced the PM in the House of Commons for the first time and appointed her shadow cabinet - who's in it?

And farmers are furious over the Chancellor's plans to introduce an inheritance tax on the family farm.

New leader of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch smiles beside her husband Hamish (L) after being announced as their new leader, in London on November 2, 2024. - The UK's Conservative Party announced on Saturday that Badenoch is its new leader, now facing the daunting task of reuniting a divided and weakened party whose 14-year rule ended with July's crushing election defeat. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Benjamin Cremel