US rapper Nicki Minaj has unexpectedly endorsed Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, comparing her to Margaret Thatcher. In a post on X, Minaj shared footage of Badenoch's speech in the House of Commons and wrote: 'The UK is truly one of a kind. They will portray her in film & TV one day... just like they did with Margaret Thatcher.'
Badenoch had used the King's Speech debate to attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting. She mocked Streeting over his leadership ambitions, saying he 'has been a bit distracted lately' and telling him to 'just do your job'. She also accused Starmer of being 'in office, but not in power', echoing Norman Lamont's 1993 description of John Major's government.
The Tory leader highlighted recent turmoil within Labour, noting that nearly 100 Labour MPs had called for Starmer's resignation and four ministers had quit. 'It is clear his authority has gone,' she said. Badenoch also took aim at Labour's female frontbenchers, suggesting their hairstyles were identical due to being 'banned from hairdressers' by government policies.
Minaj, a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, has a history of controversial political interventions. In 2021, she falsely claimed that Covid vaccines cause impotence, prompting then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty to denounce her remarks as 'untrue and ridiculous'. Minaj responded by mocking Johnson's accent.
