Keir Starmer urged to censure Labour MP who shared tweet accusing Kemi Badenoch of ‘white supremacy in blackface’ [Video]

19:54 EST 02 Nov 2024, updated 21:17 EST 02 Nov 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to remove the party whip from a Labour MP who shared a social media post accusing Kemi Badenoch of representing ‘white supremacy in blackface’.

Dawn Butler shared the post just before the new Conservative party leader was elected.

The Brent East MP later deleted the post, originally written by Nels Abbey, a London-based Nigerian journalist.

It was titled ‘Warning: Seven rules for surviving a Kemi Badenoch victory’ and listed ‘handy tips for surviving the immediate surge of Badenochism (i.e. white supremacy in blackface).’

It also described Mrs Badenoch’s win as a ‘victory for racism’.

Dawn Butler (pictured) shared the post just before the new Conservative party leader was elected

In her victory speech today, Ms Badenoch paid tribute to Rishi Sunak and also praised her rival Robert Jenrick’s ‘energy’

Foreign Secretary David Lammy described it as an ‘important moment not only for Brits from …