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5d ago

Kemi Badenoch’s BBC Revelations Prompt Backlash Over School Snitch and Faith Loss

Revelations about expelling a cheating pupil at 14 coupled with her admission that the Josef Fritzl case ended her belief in God have drawn fierce criticism across social media.

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Overview

  • In a BBC interview with Amol Rajan, Badenoch said she stood up during a school exam in Nigeria at age 14 or 15 to report a classmate for cheating, leading to his expulsion.
  • She attributed the incident to her deep-seated hatred of rule-breakers and said peers rebuked her for exposing dishonesty without offering praise.
  • Badenoch revealed that learning of Josef Fritzl’s atrocities in 2008 “killed” her belief in God, though she continues to embrace cultural Christian values.
  • BBC viewers and social media users largely reacted with mockery and discomfort, dubbing her anecdotes cringeworthy and questioning her judgment.
  • GB News commentator Stephen Dixon branded her a “grass” for the school confession, while Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake praised her honesty and principled stance.