Nicki Minaj has revealed herself to be a surprise supporter of Kemi Badenoch after the Tory leader took aim at the Labour government.
The US rapper - a fervent supporter of Donald Trump - endorsed Badenoch on X, calling her “one of a kind”.
The Leader of the Opposition hit out at Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
She mocked Streeting about his leadership ambitions, saying he “has been a bit distracted lately” adding: “Why don’t you just do your job?”
She added: “There’s no point in giving me dirty looks. We all know what he’s been up to.”
She also said Starmer was “in office, but not in power” – the phrase used by Norman Lamont to describe John Major’s administration in 1993 after his exit as chancellor.
Badenoch said: “In the past 48 hours, nearly 100 Labour MPs have called for the Prime Minister to resign. Four ministers have quit.
“It is clear his authority has gone and that he will not be able to deliver what little there is in this King’s Speech.”
Her words appeared to have gone down well with Minaj, who compared her to Margaret Thatcher and claimed there will be films made about her.
Sharing footage of Badenoch in the Commons, she posted: “The UK is truly one of a kind.
“They will portray her in film & TV one day... just like they did with Margaret Thatcher.”
😩 The UK is truly one of a kind.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 13, 2026
They will portray her in film & TV one day…just like they did with
Margaret Thatcher. https://t.co/T7E1gVsbUa
During the King's Speech debate, Badenoch also took a swipe at the female members of the Labour front bench.
She said plans to increase business rates and taxes on firms had seen MPs “banned from pubs, banned from hairdressers, which is presumably why all the women on the front bench have the same hairstyle!”
When Labour MPs tried to drown her out, she said, “I know they can't wait to get back to their plotting,” and added: “They want to lead our country, they can't even lead a coup.”
Minaj has forayed into British politics in the past.
She ended up in a bizarre public spat with Boris Johnson and Chris Whitty in 2021 after sharing a myth that Covid vaccines cause impotence.
The then Prime Minister and England's Chief Medical Officer accused her of spreading “untrue, ridiculous” claims.
Minaj responded by mocking Johnson in a fake English accent.
