'It's petty politics': Reaction to Kemi Badenoch's PMQs insult | LBC

Kemi Badenoch has doubled down on the controversial comments she made about Labour being called the 'paedo defenders party'.

During an exchange with Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch said the Prime Minister should “ask why his backbenchers are saying that they’re being called the ‘paedo defenders party’."

Her jibe followed reporting that female Labour MPs had told Sir Keir earlier this month that voters had “screamed” the phrase at them in the street over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Speaking to LBC's Iain Dale during a phone-in on Wednesday evening, the Tory leader stood by her comments, despite facing calls to apologise.

She said: "I'm merely reflecting that people are saying this. I'm not calling them paedo defenders, I'm merely saying that even they are saying they are being called that.

"And saying the language I'm using is disgusting, when I'm merely pointing out a fact. This is shroud waving."

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