Kemi Badenoch: “Andy Burnham is kicking defence spending into the long grass.”

The difference is, as a party leader, I trust the people who are in our party. We have very high standards. Reform and others don't, which is why they have this scandal unfolding with people saying all sorts of appalling things.

What I trust is that the people who we have as councillors are good people who can make a judgement call on what kind of people they are working with.

We believe in free speech. We believe in a free press. And yes, of course, that might be painful for us as politicians, but public scrutiny is part of the gig. If Nigel Farage can’t handle difficult questions … then he shouldn’t be a…

That is completely wrong.