Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ‘sucking up’ to the Muslim community to counter potential vote losses to the Green Party. The dispute intensified following controversy over a large public prayer gathering in Trafalgar Square.
Call to Dismiss Tory Figure
Sir Keir urged Conservative leader Badenoch to remove senior Tory Nick Timothy, who labeled the Muslim prayer assembly an ‘act of domination and division.’ Badenoch defended Timothy’s comments and criticized the Prime Minister’s stance.
By-Election Fallout and Hypocrisy Charge
Badenoch linked Starmer’s position to Labour’s recent defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election. She further accused him of hypocrisy, noting that he previously withdrew from an event organized by the group behind the prayer due to its ‘controversial’ views.
Reader Sentiment on Related Issues
A recent survey of more than 8,000 respondents showed 92 percent rejecting Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s claim that Labour’s immigration plans are ‘un-British,’ with only 8 percent in agreement.
