Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the British Conservative Party, leaves after a Policy Exchange event in London, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.Kemi Badenoch is facing backlash for supporting Israel after the country refused entry to two Labour MPs.Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed travelled to Israel and were planning to go on to the West Bank, but they – together with their aides – were questioned by the Israeli authorities and turned back on Saturday. They were allegedly suspected of planning to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred”, according to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry.While the UK government has made it clear this was “unacceptable”, Badenoch has suggested otherwise.Speaking on the
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