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Farage and Badenoch Critique Starmer's 'Project Fear'

5/31/2025

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Nigel Farage slammed Sir Keir Starmer's approach as "Project Fear 2.0," while Kemi Badenoch took aim at both leaders for their unrealistic welfare pledges. With Conservative poll numbers dwindling, Labour's Hamilton by-election candidate is under the microscope. Badenoch called for lower taxes and fiscal responsibility, dismissing Labour and Reform UK's hollow commitments.

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Nigel Farage slammed Sir Keir Starmer's approach as "Project Fear 2.0," while Kemi Badenoch took aim at both leaders for their unrealistic welfare pledges. With Conservative poll numbers dwindling, Labour's Hamilton by-election candidate is under the microscope. Badenoch called for lower taxes and fiscal responsibility, dismissing Labour and Reform UK's hollow commitments.