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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch echoes the White House's reported concern regarding Ed Miliband's appointment as foreign secretary, calling his former work as energy secretary a ''disaster''.
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00:00I think everybody is concerned that Ed Miliband has been given this post.
00:04He is someone who was an absolute disaster in the role of energy secretary,
00:09de-industrializing this country, making energy more expensive for every single person
00:14and every single business. His foreign policy views are mostly inferred from what he did
00:21when he was leader of the opposition. The vote on Syria back in 2015 or 2014, I believe,
00:28gives an indication that this is not someone who is strong on national security.
00:32I want Britain to stand tall on the world stage. I want us to look after our defense,
00:36not go around lecturing other countries on private hobby horses of Ed Miliband.
00:42So that, I think, is a concern for us. Ed Miliband needs to show that he's going to put British
00:46interests first.
00:47He needs to make sure that the Chagos deal, which looks scrapped, stays scrapped,
00:52and he should not be giving away any more sovereign territory to other countries.
00:55Those are some of the things that I'd be concerned about.