88 m. ago Calls for Irish rappers Kneecap to be axed from Glasgow's TRNSMT festival

It comes after video emerged of the Irish rap group allegedly saying "kill your local MP" and "the only good Tory is a dead Tory."

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2 h. ago Glastonbury urged to ban Irish rappers Kneecap from performing over 'kill your MP' rant as daughter of murdered Tory demands apology

The Belfast trio are facing mounting criticism over a concern performance in which one of them said 'the only good Tory is a dead Tory'.

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2 h. ago Downing Street and Kemi Badenoch hit out at Kneecap over ‘dead Tory’ allegation

A member of the rap group allegedly said ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’, prompting condemnation in Westminster

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2 h. ago Thursday’s elections will be ‘tough’, PM admits as campaigning enters final week

The upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election will run alongside local elections and it is expected to be a tight contest between Labour and Reform UK.

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3 h. ago Starmer’s No 10 and Badenoch hit out at Kneecap over ‘dead Tory’ allegation

A member of the rap group allegedly said ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’, prompting condemnation in Westminster.

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4 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says Kneecap should be prosecuted over ‘kill your MP’ comment

Footage from a concert allegedly showed a group member saying ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’

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5 h. ago Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess urges Irish rap group Kneecap to apologise over 'kill your MP' call

Video has emerged of the band at a gig in November 2023 appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.'

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13 h. ago Kneecap concert footage assessed by police over alleged ‘kill your MP’ call

Footage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism policeFootage of Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap allegedly calling for the death of British MPs is being assessed by counter-terrorism police.Video emerged of the band at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one person from Kneecap saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Gender ruling will not result in ‘toilet police’, senior minister says

The Supreme Court has declared that the words ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

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48 h. ago Why these are the most important local elections since Boris Johnson won London in 2008

Polls have put Reform UK ahead for months now but these local elections will be the first test of whether the traditional two-party Labour-Tory grip on British politics is under threat, writes David Maddox

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2 d. ago Pollster predicts grim local elections for Starmer and Badenoch with Reform surge

The local elections, which will be the first big electoral test since last summer’s general election, will see the Tories lose around 500 seats, a leading pollster has predicted

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer avoids admitting he was wrong to say 'trans women are women' as he's furiously accused of having 'no balls' by Kemi Badenoch at PMQs

In the first session since the Easter break, Keir Starmer was repeatedly challenged by Kemi Badenoch over his shifting views on gender.

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5 d. ago Badenoch declines to criticise Jenrick over Reform coalition comments – UK politics live

Spokesperson for Tory leader says she agrees with colleague that ‘we need to bring centre-right voters together’Rosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that. Continue rea...

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5 d. ago Badenoch accuses Starmer of ‘not having any balls’ over Supreme Court ruling

Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of “not having any balls” regarding his reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

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5 d. ago PMQs: Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of having 'no balls' after trans women U

Sir Keir Starmer and Tory leader Mrs Badenoch clashed over gender issues at Prime Minister’s Questions

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer avoids admitting he was wrong to say 'trans women are women' as he's furiously accused of lacking 'moral courage' at PMQs

In the first session since the Easter break, Keir Starmer was repeatedly challenged by Kemi Badenoch over his shifting views on gender.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch claims PM ‘doesn’t have the balls’ to express own views

Sir Keir Starmer and Tory leader Mrs Badenoch clashed over gender issues at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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5 d. ago Starmer calls for ‘lower temperature’ in trans debate as Badenoch says he must admit he was wrong about defining women – UK politics live

PM faced questions at PMQs after No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday he does not believe transgender women are womenRosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that. Continue ...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer savagely mocks Kemi Badenoch's leadership in tense PMQs clash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has brutally mocked Tory Kemi Badenoch's stumbling leadership of the Tories as the pair clashed at Prime Minister's Questions today

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5 d. ago Starmer calls for ‘lower temperature’ in trans debate as Badenoch says he must admit he was wrong about defining women – PMQs live

PM faces questions in Commons after No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday he does not believe transgender women are womenRosie Duffield, the independent MP who left Labour after the election in part because she felt her gender critical views made her unwelcome in the party (although her resignation letter focused on welfare issues), has claimed that Keir Starmer no longer arguing a trans woman is a woman shows he is a “manager rather than a leader”.Speaking on LBC, Duffield said:It’s just another sign of the prime minister’s lack of leadership skills. I’m bound to say that, he’s a manager rather than a leader. He responds and reacts rather than leads from the front, and this is what we’re seeing again from him.Nigel Farage is peddling a dangerous fantasy by claiming the UK can be self-sufficient in gas.After sixty years of drilling, the truth is the UK has already burned most of its gas. That’s down to geology, not politics, and no amount of hot air from Farage will change that. Contin...

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