Keir Starmer batted off an attack by Kemi Badenoch over the Chagos Islands, saying a deal for the territory was essential for national security - and suggested she didn't have all the facts

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of bending "the knee to anyone who asks him" over the Rosebank oil and gas field. The Tory leader made the claim during a clash at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Mrs Badenoch asked Sir Keir Starmer whether he had “the guts” to approve new British oil and gas licence applications.

Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) from midday - watch the build-up at the top of the page. It comes after the government has