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Badenoch demands pre-election talks with civil service

8/30/2026

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Kemi Badenoch wrote to Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo demanding pre-election talks with the Civil Service.
She asked the Prime Minister to approve immediate discussions with the Conservative Party.
Badenoch said Andy Burnham will call an early election because Labour’s manifesto blocks his tax-increase plans.
She urged Burnham to cut the welfare bill and raise defence spending.
She called for quitting the European Convention on Human Rights and scrapping stamp duty.

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Kemi Badenoch wrote to Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo demanding pre-election talks with the Civil Service.
She asked the Prime Minister to approve immediate discussions with the Conservative Party.
Badenoch said Andy Burnham will call an early election because Labour’s manifesto blocks his tax-increase plans.
She urged Burnham to cut the welfare bill and raise defence spending.
She called for quitting the European Convention on Human Rights and scrapping stamp duty.