Cleverly says he would not have used Badenoch's Gestapo jibe
Conservative shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly distanced himself from Kemi Badenoch's recent comparison of a government minister to a Gestapo officer. While criticizing the Labour government's policies, Cleverly indicated he would not have used such inflammatory language.
Why it matters
The exchange reflects ongoing tensions in UK politics regarding the use of extreme rhetoric and the debate over private school tax exemptions.
Image caption, Sir James Cleverly was asked about the comments on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme
The article presents both the criticism of the Labour government and the internal Conservative disagreement over rhetoric in a balanced manner.
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