Badenoch demands prosecution of rap group over 'dead Tory' remark

Badenoch demands prosecution of rap group over 'dead Tory' remark

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has demanded the prosecution of rap trio Kneecap after video emerged of the band allegedly advocating for the death of Tory MPs.

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