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Keir Starmer vs Kneecap: Will the controversial rap trio still perform at Glastonbury?

Controversial Belfast rap trio Kneecap responded as British PM Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch call for a ban of their upcoming Glastonbury set. Will their comments lead to a last-minute cancellation of the band's set this weekend?

Euronews

Kneecap's Glastonbury performance is 'not appropriate' says Starmer

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, 27, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in November last year

Evening Standard

Kneecap Glastonbury slot ‘not appropriate’, says Starmer

It comes after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she thought the BBC ‘should not be showing’ Kneecap’s performance at the festival next week.

Evening Standard

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Badenoch says BBC would be ‘rewarding extremism’ with Kneecap Glastonbury coverage

The Tory leader of the Opposition has previously called for the group to be banned from Glastonbury

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP appears in court over general election betting scandal

Conservative Party insiders were among those charged after bets were placed on the timing of the general election

The Independent UK

Tories accused in General Election betting scandal set to face trial over 'easy money' allegations

Craig Williams, who was the MP for Montgomeryshire, is among a group accused of cheating at gambling just before Rishi Sunak called the 2024 election

Evening Standard

Badenoch urges business leaders to ‘get on the pitch’ and support Tories

No-one apart from the Conservatives is making the argument for businesses, party leader Kemi Badenoch claimed.

Evening Standard

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PM picked ‘wrong Chancellor and wrong priorities’, claims Badenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of appearing at the despatch box ‘all puffed up and self-righteous’.

The Independent UK

Badenoch says organisations should be able to decide if staff can wear burkas

Kemi Badenoch also said people who come to her constituency surgeries must remove their face coverings.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch says company bosses should have right to ban burkas and face coverings in workplace

The Conservative Party leader also blasted first-cousin marriages and sharia courts as an ‘insidious’ barrier to cultural integration

Evening Standard

PM sidesteps future of two-child benefit cap amid ‘chaos, chaos, chaos’ claims

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of making ‘U-turn after U-turn’.

Evening Standard

Kneecap announce huge Wembley show after band member charged with terror offence

The trio are set to play London’s OVO Arena, Wembley, in September

The Independent UK

Kneecap announce ‘biggest headline show outside of Ireland’ at London's Wembley Arena

Controversial trio announce show at 12,500 capacity arena

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch has questions to answer over use of unofficial car, say Labour

The Conservative leader has denied there were security concerns about the arrangement when she was a senior minister

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch 'has questions to answer over car hire security concerns’, says Labour

Tory leader has denied there were security concerns about a private car hire arrangement when she was a senior minister

The National (Scotland)

See the full translated lyrics of Kneecap's new single ‘The Recap’

See the full translated lyrics of Irish rap trio Kneecap's new song, just two days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence

Evening Standard

Minister defends ‘good value’ Chagos deal as Badenoch says Trump ‘laughing’

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard faced questions about the Government’s estimation of the full cost.

Evening Standard

Conservative leaders will not rule out deals with Reform and Plaid in Wales

Kemi Badenoch and Darren Millar declined to rule out doing deals with other parties to secure becoming the next Welsh goverment.

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Evening Standard

Conservative MP Patrick Spencer charged with two counts of sexual assault

Spencer, 37, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 16.

Evening Standard

Badenoch tells EU she would reverse Labour’s post-Brexit reset if UK ‘damaged’

The Tory leader laid out five tests that the Conservative Party has when it comes to the UK’s relationship with the EU.

The Independent UK

Talk of replacing Kemi Badenoch is a distraction from the Tory party’s real problems

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Yet another change of leader would only make the Conservative Party’s predicament worse

The Conversation

Pierre Poilievre’s ‘More Boots, Less Suits’ election strategy held little appeal to women

Women represent more than 50 per cent of the Canadian population, and there is no easy path to power without their votes.

Evening Standard

Government risked ‘throwing good money after bad’ in steel talks – Reeves

‘Government are going to play a big role’ in the future of steelmaking in Scunthorpe, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said.

Reason

Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away

George Freeman, a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament, says the United Kingdom should become a global leader in… The post Brickbat: Up, Up, and Away appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Craig Williams: Former Tory MP among 15 charged over general election betting scandal

An investigation was launched last year after the alleged placing of bets on the timing of the 2024 election

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