Ben Kentish

'They are criminals of the worst sort.' 'I don't know how that judge can sleep at night.' ＠BenKentish is repulsed by a judge 'praising' the way teen rapists handled their trial, and demands to know when the system will deliver justice for victims.

In for @mrjamesob on @LBC this morning - from 10am: 🔵 Two teenage rapists are spared prison by a judge who didn’t want to “criminalise” them - how does this happen? 🔴 Is social media really to blame for young people struggling to find work? ⚫️ Why aren’t people having children - and is one country’s plan to pay for IVF the answer?

'MPs are office workers - they're not conducting open heart surgery.' Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones gives @BenKentish his thoughts on MPs drinking during work hours, after a Green MP raised concerns.

ON LBC FROM 10AM Will Keir Starmer step down if Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield? We’ll put that and lots more to @darrenpjones A big tax announcement from Reform today - do the sums add up? And don’t the latest plummeting migration figures undermine their cause? @RobertJenrick joins me. Plus, new hopes of an Iran ceasefire deal, the latest on the war in Ukraine AND could Cuba be Trump’s next conflict?

‘You feel like you’re just free there.’ Bailey, a 22 year old British influencer, tells @BenKentish he moved to Dubai because it’s safer and more liberal than the UK.

‘This is, in a nutshell, everything that is wrong with Keir Starmer’s government.’ @Benkentish can’t quite believe the timing of Rachel Reeves’ latest announcement.

‘I don’t think that’s very tolerant of you. I think you’re part of the problem.’ As caller Simon criticises Reform and its voters for creating division in this country, @BenKentish thinks he’s not that different…

@Limefield Really? Go and walk round the City of London or Canary Wharf at lunchtime!

@BenKentish That sort of cheap jibe is beneath a journalist of integrity. You may be tanked up at work, as journalism has been notorious for, but I don't expect MP's to be voting on assisted dying after a pint or two. No other workplace tolerates drinking during working hours.

The most pointless sort of populism. All of the major issues she could ask the Prime Minister about and she thinks the big problem is MPs having a pint.

Erm

'It's not just immigration - it's the perception of it.' Ex-Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration John Vine tells @BenKentish what politicians really struggle with.

'They think people like me came on those boats.' Carer Joanne predicts that a whole wave of second generation immigrants will leave the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM. @BenKentish

Lucy Powell tells LBC that she doesn’t think Andy Burnham is coming back to Westminster to launch a leadership bid. 😂😂😂😂

'That implies their policies are the same.' @archiemanners, consultant to Reform-supporting think tank, pushes back on claims Tories and Reform are just a 'battle of egos'. @BenKentish

On my LBC show tonight: 🔴 Should Reform and the Conservatives work together and unite the right? 🔵 As NHS nurses report a surge in racial abuse, is Britain getting more racist - and if so why? ⚫️When is a child old enough to be held criminally responsible for their actions?

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🧵With Keir Starmer facing mounting criticism within his own ranks, we asked people in their own words what they felt his biggest achievement as Prime Minister had been. While 'nothing' dominates, the Iran War and Trump also featured as does the NHS/waiting lists.

Worth watching this eye-opening account by @KarlTurnerMP of how he says he was treated by Keir Starmer’s team

Convinced we’d win Eurovision with this

'You can't run the Labour Party like you run the Crown Prosecution Service.' @KarlTurnerMP tells @BenKentish he was personal friends with Keir Starmer, but delivers a harsh verdict for No. 10.