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Kemi Badenoch Told To Apologise Over Nazi Jibe At Cabinet Minister

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16.06.2026

Kemi Badenoch Told To Apologise Over Nazi Jibe At Cabinet Minister

The Tory leader compared education secretary Bridget Phillipson to a "Gestapo officer".

Kemi Badenoch has been told she is “not fit to be prime minister” after comparing a cabinet minister to a Nazi.

The Tory leader said education secretary Bridget Phillipson “has acted like a Gestapo officer” by ending a tax break for private schools.

Badenoch made the remark in an interview with The Spectator.

Responding on X, Phillipson said: “The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths. I’ve ended private schools’ tax breaks to invest in state schools.

“No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be........

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