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Badenoch calls for Kneecap to be banned ‘full stop’ amid ‘kill your MP’ row

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch suggested the group should be pulled from the Glastonbury Festival line-up.

Evening Standard

Families of murdered MPs reject Kneecap’s ‘half an apology’

The rap trio said a video extract in which a band member appeared to voice support for killing MPs had been deliberately taken out of context.

Evening Standard

Jarvis urges Glastonbury to think carefully about line-up after Kneecap comments

Conservative former minister Mark Francois said it would be ‘unconscionable’ for the Irish rap trio to perform at the festival.

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Kneecap issue defiant statement amid news that counter-terrorism police are analysing footage from two past shows, as calls for the Irish band to be removed from UK festival bills escalate

Kneecap react to condemnation of recent and historical live shows: "The real crimes are not in our performances; the real crimes are the silence and complicity of those in power."

Louder

Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member has terror charge dropped

Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm

Evening Standard

Rap group Kneecap apologise to families for 'kill your MP' remarks

A clip of the band allegedly calling for the death of Conservative MPs is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror unit. The daughter of a murdered MP has spoken out and the band has apologised. However, Kneecap said that they are facing a "co-ordinated smear campaign."

Euronews

Jo Cox family says Kneecap offering ‘half an apology’ over alleged call to kill MPs

Husband of murdered Labour MP says Belfast rappers’ talk of being unfairly targeted undermines their statement

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Scottish Tories demand Kneecap are cut from major Scottish festival

SCOTTISH Tory MSPs have urged TRNSMT festival to drop Kneecap from its line-up.

The National (Scotland)

Children watching Andrew Tate a ‘red flag’, former terror investigator warns

Philip Grindell said he worries about loners who obsess over the Tate brothers as much as any loyalist to far-right or Islamic extremism

The Independent UK

Jo Cox’s sister shares safety fears after abuse over assisted dying bill

Jo Cox’s sister, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, has told Times Radio the abuse she has received over the assisted dying bill "doesn't leave you feeling necessarily safe as you might want."

The Independent UK

Cross-party body will seek to rebuild UK community cohesion after riots

New commission led by Sajid Javid and John Denham aims to speak to millions following unrest over Southport attack

The Guardian - UK

Election ‘difficult’ for some MPs as Lucy Powell expresses ‘abuse’ concerns

A committee of MPs led by the Speaker has been established to examine threats against MPs and candidates.

Evening Standard

Kim Leadbeater: The reluctant MP determined to make a difference

The sister of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox has represented Spen Valley since 2021

Evening Standard

Kim Leadbeater: ‘Proud Yorkshire woman’ determined to make a difference

She has been the Labour MP for Spen Valley since 2021.

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Esther Rantzen: Assisted dying Bill wonderful but law would be too late for me

The ChildLine founder commended Kim Leadbeater for taking on the often divisive issue.

The Independent UK

Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children

Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media

The Guardian - UK

Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage condemned for response to Southport stabbings as Reform MP accused of ‘inciting a riot’

The husband of murdered MP Jo Cox has accused the Reform leader of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ over the tragedy that left three children dead

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The Conversation

Public widely condemns abuse of politicians – even those they strongly disagree with

Shootings in America often prompt expressions of relief in the UK that a calmer and less violent society is in evidence. But few will have responded to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump with any complacency about the safety of politicians in Britain. The murders of two MPs, Jo Cox…

The Independent UK

UK parliament and Congress ‘to combine to combat threats to frontline politicians’ after Trump shooting

Exclusive: Concerns have been raised about the safety of MPs and the threat of political violence in Britain

Evening Standard

Concerns raised for MPs’ safety after Trump shooting

The former US president was targeted as he spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening.

The Guardian - UK

‘No place in our societies’: UK political figures condemn Trump shooting

Starmer phones ex-president, as Johnson, Farage and others express shock at Pennsylvania assassination attempt

Evening Standard

What is Martyn's Law? Manchester Arena bombing victim's mum to walk to Downing Street

Figen Murray tragically lost her son, Martyn Hett, when a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb after an Ariana Grande concert in 2017

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds

Nearly half of workers experienced clinical stress, findings suggest, and many say Israel-Gaza war has added to fears

The Guardian - UK

Ironies abound in Michael Gove’s definition of extremism

Letters: Readers respond to the government’s proposed new definition of extremism and its implications

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