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Badenoch criticises Miliband’s 2015 interview with Russell Brand at PMQs
Kemi Badenoch said Ed Miliband should be “ashamed” for recording an interview with Russell Brand in 2015 while seeking to attract support from the comedian’s followers. She raised the episode at Prime Minister’s Questions during criticism of Miliband’s position on the Rosebank oilfield, arguing it showed poor judgement.
The interview appeared on Brand’s online show during Miliband’s unsuccessful bid to become prime minister. Brand was sentenced on Monday to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assaults, according to the article. Prime Minister Andy Burnham did not address Badenoch’s comments directly, while Downing Street said the interview happened a long time ago and pointed to the importance of exposing wrongdoing and recognising victims’ courage.
In short
- Badenoch criticised Miliband’s 2015 interview with Russell Brand.
- She linked the episode to his judgement over Rosebank.
- Downing Street said the interview took place a long time ago.
Explained simply
Prime Minister’s Questions is a weekly Commons session where MPs question the prime minister, and party leaders often use it to challenge government policy. Kemi Badenoch leads the Conservative Party, while Ed Miliband is a senior Labour politician and energy secretary.
Miliband led Labour in the 2015 general election, when he lost to the Conservatives. During that campaign, he appeared on an online show hosted by comedian Russell Brand, who had a large following. The exchange has since drawn attention because of Brand’s criminal case.
Rosebank is a large undeveloped oilfield west of Shetland. Disputes over whether it should be developed involve questions about energy supply, jobs and the UK’s climate commitments.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘The Foreign Secretary should be ashamed’: Kemi hits out at Ed Miliband for ‘cosying up’ to Russell Brand as he sought to be PM”.