'The Foreign Secretary should be ashamed': Kemi hits out at Ed Miliband for 'cosying up' to Russell Brand as he sought to be PM

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The Tory leader used Prime Minister's Questions to hit out at the Foreign Secretary, who has so far remained silent over his decision to woo the comic to win Labour votes from his fans.

Published: 15:12 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 15:46 GMT, 11 November 2026

Ed Miliband should be 'ashamed' of 'cosying up' to disgraced comic Russell Brand in an attempt to win political power, Kemi Badenoch said today.

The Tory leader used Prime Minister's Questions to hit out at the Foreign Secretary, who has so far remained silent over his decision to woo the comic to win Labour votes from his fans.

Mr Miliband recorded an interview in the now-disgraced comedian's flat before the general election in 2015, when he was party leader.

It was posted online as part of Brand's show The Trews, as he tried to win over young voters in his ultimately doomed attempt to become prime minister.

At Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch attacked Mr Miliband – currently at the Cop31 environment summit in Turkey – over his refusal to approve the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea when he was energy secretary.

'He called Rosebank 'climate vandalism', but then he also thought cosying up to Russell Brand would make him prime minister,' she added.

Mrs Badenoch hit back: 'They're saying ''shame'', they're right - the Foreign Secretary should be ashamed'.

The Tory leader used Prime Minister's Questions to hit out at the Foreign Secretary, who has so far remained silent over his decision to woo the comic and get his fans to vote Labour

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