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Cleverly says he would not have used Badenoch's Gestapo jibe
Key takeaways
- The Conservative leader made the Nazi comparison while criticising the government's decision to end a tax exemption for private schools, an insult which drew heavy criticism from Labour.
- Badenoch has not apologised for the comment, which Phillipson said showed she was "not fit to be prime minister".
- Badenoch was also highly critical of Phillipson at Prime Minister's Questions earlier this week, describing her as a "spiteful class warrior".
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Sir James Cleverly was asked about the comments on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme
Sir James Cleverly said he would not have compared a government minister to a Gestapo officer, after Kemi Badenoch's comments about Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.
The Conservative leader made the Nazi comparison while criticising the government's decision to end a tax exemption for private schools, an insult which drew heavy criticism from Labour.
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