Sir Keir Starmer faced Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch today for the first time since announcing a boost to the defence budget. Badenoch pressed Starmer on what specific actions the Prime Minister would take to ensure Ukraine is involved in peace negotiations. Starmer affirmed, "It is right Ukraine must be at the table in negotiations." Badenoch then reminded him of her suggestion to the Prime Minister over the weekend to cut the aid budget. In response, Starmer dismissed her influence, saying, "She didn’t feature in my thinking at all" regarding the defence spending increase. He added, "I was so busy at the weekend I didn’t see her proposal," and quipped, "She's appointed herself the saviour of Western civilisation—it's a desperate search for relevance." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-live-starmer-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-war-russia-12593360 #skynews #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales