Kemi Badenoch speaks out after man who threatened to kill her is jailed

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was pleased after Kieran Kyle was jailed for sending death threats to her and her husband. She said threats against politicians’ families should carry a prison sentence and warned that political violence can discourage people from entering public life.

Kyle sent three emails on 2 May threatening to shoot Badenoch and making threats about her husband. He was jailed for 20 weeks after pleading guilty to two counts of sending indecent or offensive communications. Badenoch said the court had made its judgement, while calling for political threats from both the right and left to stop.