A UK Conservative Celebration management hopeful has revisited her beef with David Tennant by saying she is “not afraid of Doctor Who” and can “take the battle” to the cultural institution in a marketing campaign video.
Kemi Badenoch launched her marketing campaign on X yesterday and unveiled a 30-second video prior, during which she centered nearly solely on her very public spat with Tennant. Tennant, who performed the tenth Physician, told Badenoch to “shut up” in July as a result of her views on trans rights and she or he responded on the time that she “won’t be silenced.” Massive anti-trans names together with JK Rowling also rushed to Badenoch’s defense, calling Goblet of Fireplace star Tennant a part of the “gender Taliban” in a ranty X submit.
Within the new marketing campaign vid, which might be watched in full beneath, Badenoch mentioned: “When you’ve gotten that sort of cultural institution making an attempt to maintain Conservatives down you want somebody like me, who’s not afraid of Physician Who, or whoever, and who’s going to take the battle to them and never allow them to maintain us down. That’s not going to occur with me.” The vid begins with a clip of Tennant criticizing her.
Badenoch has been persistently vocal together with her views on trans rights and has beforehand mentioned she would permit organizations to bar transgender ladies from single-sex areas, amongst different calls.
She is at present the frontrunner within the Tory management race, based on current polling. Rishi Sunak, who misplaced the election to Keir Starmer in July, will stand down shortly.