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Speaker Calls Out Kemi Badenoch for Labelling Labour MPs 'Traitors'

Lindsay Hoyle warned Badenoch to show more decorum after she accused Labour MPs of betraying Keir Starmer and called them traitors.

  • On Wednesday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch labeled Labour MPs as 'traitors' during Prime Minister's Questions, prompting Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to intervene and rebuke her for inflammatory language.
  • Following Starmer's resignation announcement on Monday, Badenoch utilized her session to target senior ministers and accuse them of 'treachery' and betrayal.
  • Badenoch called Energy Secretary Ed Miliband 'treacherous' and Chancellor Rachel Reeves a 'traitor,' while accusing Labour MPs of sticking '400 knives' in the Prime Minister's back.
  • Speaker Hoyle demanded 'decorum and respect,' warning constituents may adopt similar language; Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called for recognition of shared humanity during robust debate.
  • Labour MPs expressed anger at the approach, with sources describing it as 'gutter politics,' reflecting heightened tensions following the Prime Minister's recent resignation.
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HuffPost UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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