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Labour, in their own words, on defence

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 "The former Labour minister who wrote Keir Starmer’s Strategic Defence Review has accused the PM of “ corrosive complacency ” and said “ we cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget ”. I completely agree. It was exactly what I told Starmer in Parliament yesterday and said in my speech to Defence experts at the weekend. We need to get serious. The Conservatives would restore the two child benefit cap and repurpose funds from net zero projects to invest in our military. Meanwhile the government have NO plan and, as Lord Robertson points out, Rachel Reeves had only 40 words on defence in her Budget and none in the Spring Statement. You can’t trust Labour on defence." This is what Kemi Badenoch said today, and she was right. The Financial Times reported that Lord George Robertson, author of the British military review, said that there was a gap between the prime minister’s rhetoric and action on defence — saying Keir Starmer was ‘ not willing to make the neces...
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Quote of the day 14th April - Peter Magyar on Ukraine

"Everyone in Hungary knows that Ukraine is a victim of this war and no one should tell them under what conditions they should enter a peace or sign a peace treaty. We cannot tell any country to give up their territory. And this is what the Fidesz politicians said. Then I would like to ask them: What would you do if Russia attacked Hungary? Which Hungarian counties would you be willing to give up? Ukraine should receive security guarantees and territorial guarantees that can be observed and kept. Ukraine, under the Budapest Memorandum, gave up its nuclear arsenal for guarantees, but those guarantees were violated repeatedly by Russia." Peter Magyar , PM-elect of Hungary
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Quote of the day 13th April 2026 - Time to take back our streets

"If there are no consequences, laws mean nothing. People follow the rules when they know they’ll be enforced. Why doesn’t Starmer get that? We have a funded plan for 10,000 more police officers. It’s time to take back our streets." Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch , Conservative leader.
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Quote of the day 12th April 2026

"Congratulations to @magyarpeterMP and the TISZA party on their resounding victory. It is important when  constructive approach prevails.  Ukraine has always sought good-neighbourly relations with everyone in Europe and we are ready to advance our cooperation with Hungary.  Europe and every European nation must get stronger, and millions of Europeans seek cooperation and stability. We are ready for meetings and joint constructive work for the benefit of both nations, as well as peace, security, and stability in Europe." President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine congratulates Peter Magyar and TISZA on winning the Hungarian elections.
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Orban concedes

Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban has called opposition candidate Peter Magyar to concede  defeat in Hungary's general election today and congratulate Magyar's Tizsa party on winning the election. Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes. Opposition on course for landslide election win - BBC News
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Quote of the day 11th April 2026

"Our enemies are delighted every time Western bonds weaken." Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch
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Local elections on May 7th: Get Britain working again with the Conservatives

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Joke of the week 10th April 2026

How many BBC reporters does it take to cover an MP’s statement to the media? TWO. One to press “cut” and the other to press “paste.” (Credit: lifted from the "Cumbria Chronic" website.)
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Quote of the day 9th April 2026

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"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." Theodore Roosevelt
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Kemi on the lessons of the ceasefire in Iran

"The ceasefire in Iran is welcome, and we support it. But it also brings a clear lesson. Energy security matters, and it needs clear-eyed, rational policy that protects our national interest. If stable oil and gas flows matter globally, they matter at home too. Most of the gas used domestically comes from the North Sea, but Ed Miliband is working to shut down the North Sea. Labour would rather leave billions of barrels of oil and gas under the sea bed, than compromise on their Net Zero ideology. Drilling the North Sea boosts our exports, supports British production and sustains jobs. It would bring in new revenue that Conservatives would use to bring down bills - saving a family £200. The lesson is obvious. Back our own energy and support new North Sea licences. Scrap the Energy Profits Levy and get Britain drilling. That is the Conservative plan to get Britain working again." Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch, Consrvative Leader
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Midweek music spot Wednesday 8th April 2026

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Mel Torme's 1969 recording of "Windmills of your mind" as heard at the conclusion of Season 2 of "Severance" in 2025. How good does a performance have to be if the recording is being used at a key point in a major TV series 46 years later? Click on this to find out.
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The armed forces can't strike and neither should doctors

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Quote of the day 8th April 2026

"Hungarian history isn't written in Washington or Moscow but by Hungarians, in our villages & towns. We decide our own fate." Péter Magyar , Hungarian opposition leader and Tisza party candidate for PM in Sunday's Hungarian elections.
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Tuesday music spot: "Where'ere you walk" by Handel, from "Semele"

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Quote of the day 7th April 2026

"Doctors are on strike today for the 15th time since 2023, costing us £3bn in the last 3 years. Starmer promised to sort it, even gave them a 28% pay rise ... it didn't work. Time for serious action. The Conservatives will ban doctors' strikes, like we do for the army and police." Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch on X today
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Easter Monday music spot

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Quote of the day for Easter Monday

" Each new day is a chance to live with purpose. Easter Monday is not just a continuation of celebration, it is a call to action. Live intentionally and make each moment meaningful." (" Prayerman ," from Inspirational Easter Monday Quotes)
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An Easter Monday message

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Easter music spot: Kiri Te Kanawa sings Handel's "I know that my Redeemer liveth."

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Kemi Badenoch's Easter message

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Easter Day 2026 - He is risen!

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Wishing all Christians in the UK and everywhere - and anyone else reading this and celebrating this great festival - a happy and peaceful Easter.
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Easter day quote 5th April 2026

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From the late Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Basil Hume;
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Saturday music spot: 1st Movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

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Quote of the day 4th April 2026

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"It is so easy to be wrong-and to persist in being wrong-when the costs of being wrong are paid by others." Thomas Sowell
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Russian State Media republishes April Fool's day joke

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On 1st April, the UK Defence Journal website published a satirical article claiming that the Royal Navy was building a new supercarrier to be called " HMS Prince Andrew. "  The obviously tongue-in-cheek article said the carrier would be armed with Cold War-era Harriers or “naval Typhoons” launched via six catapults, and cost the taxpayer a modest £987.6 billion. The author of the original joke piece George Allison said  “ As part of our usual April Fools’ Day tradition, we published a clearly satirical piece about a fictional third aircraft carrier —HMS Prince Andrew— complete with absurd details like ‘go faster stripes’ and ‘crayons’. It was meant to be obviously fake, and it was written to make people laugh. ” However, Allison said the intention of the piece was also to see if outlets “ eager to undermine the UK ” would pick up the story without fact checking it. And boy oh boy, didn't they just. Russian state media outlet RT, formerly Russia Today, republished the st...
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Kemi on Oil and Gas taxes

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 Kemi Badenoch: "A 78 per cent tax rate on UK oil and gas is not a strategy. It is economic vandalism. Mark my words, when investment leaves, jobs go with it. And when production falls, we end up at the mercy of foreign suppliers who do not share our values, our standards or our interests. Labour simply do not get it. Their choices weaken Britain and the consequences are unforgivable. Conservatives will scrap this levy, back British workers and protect our energy security with competence and common sense."
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Good Friday music spot: "O Sacred Head sore wounded"

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The Gesualdo six perform J. S. Bach's " O sacred head, sore wounded. "
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A Good Friday message

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‘ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ’ Wishing everyone who commemorates today as such a solemn and reflective Good Friday.
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Joke of the week 3rd April 2026 - the Anti-Schrodinger experiment

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Quote of the day for Good Friday

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