Kemi Badenoch DESTROYS Keir Starmer with Questions That Leave Him Visibly Rattled (Video)

In a fiery and emotional debate during Prime Minister’s Questions, Kemi Badenoch delivered a powerful performance that left Labour leader Keir Starmer visibly rattled. The exchange came just days before local elections, and the topic at the centre of the storm was one of the most sensitive and controversial in British politics — the balance between protecting women’s rights and respecting transgender individuals.

Kemi began her remarks by acknowledging St. George’s Day and the recent death of Pope Francis, expressing her condolences and noting how much the loss meant to millions, especially as someone married to a Catholic. But the tone quickly changed as she addressed what she saw as Labour’s failure to speak clearly and truthfully on gender issues.

She directly challenged Keir Starmer over his past statement where he claimed that “trans women are women,” and asked whether, after the Supreme Court ruling clarified the law, he now accepted that he had been wrong. But Starmer didn’t give a clear answer. Instead, he spoke about the need for respect, dignity, and lowering the temperature of the debate.

Kemi wasn’t impressed. She said Starmer was dodging the question and refusing to take responsibility. She pointed out how a Labour MP from Canterbury had been driven out of the party simply for speaking out on this issue — even though her stance has now been backed by the courts. Kemi called it a shameful act and said it showed how Labour silences people who tell uncomfortable truths.

She went on to list the actions she took while in office to protect women’s rights and ensure fairness. She said she blocked the gender recognition bill in Scotland, helped commission the Cass Review into gender care for young people, replaced outdated rules on single-sex spaces like toilets and changing rooms, and put an end to the use of puberty blockers for children. She reminded the House that while she was making tough decisions, Keir Starmer was silent.

She accused him of being a political opportunist, someone who waits to see what others think before deciding where he stands. “You’re a weather vane,” she said — someone who twists in the wind, saying what people want to hear rather than what is right. She said he failed to lead, failed to protect women, and failed to take a stand when it mattered.

The Prime Minister joined in, saying that Starmer hadn’t done anything when he was in charge of the equalities brief, and that under Labour, mixed-sex hospital wards increased by 2,000%. He accused Labour of talking a lot about women’s rights but doing very little to improve women’s lives.

Starmer fired back, saying the government was using the issue as a political football, and claimed that he had faced abuse from Conservative MPs who labelled him a transphobe just for supporting legal clarity. He accused the Prime Minister of staying silent for six days after the Supreme Court ruling because he was afraid of backlash from his own party.

But Kemi didn’t back down. She reminded everyone of the time a former prime minister made inappropriate jokes about trans people while the mother of a murdered transgender teenager was sitting in the public gallery. She said that would never happen under her watch, and that her approach has always been about treating everyone with respect — but also standing firm on protecting women and children.

She then warned that while the Prime Minister was trying to keep his party united, Labour was falling apart behind the scenes. She said senior Labour MPs were plotting alliances with Reform UK, a right-wing party, and accused them of planning dangerous policies like charging for the NHS and weakening workplace rights.

She ended her speech with one of the most powerful lines of the day: “This is about moral courage — doing the right thing even when it’s hard. And the truth is, he doesn’t have the balls.”

Many watching the debate felt that Kemi Badenoch had made her points clearly, stood her ground with strength, and delivered one of the most impactful performances in Parliament this year. While the country remains divided on how best to handle these complex issues, one thing was clear — Kemi spoke with passion, conviction, and clarity.

And in this round of PMQs, it was Kemi who walked away with the upper hand.