Rishi Sunak has intervened in the spat between Kemi Badenoch and actor David Tennant, suggesting the Doctor Who star is “the problem”. Tennant suggested at an awards show he wanted a world where the equalities minister “doesn’t exist any more”, and that she should “shut up”. The Prime Minister said: “Freedom of speech is the most powerful feature of our democracy. “If you’re calling for women to shut up and wishing they didn’t exist, you are the problem.” Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would “wouldn’t have engaged in the way that he (Tennant) did”. He told broadcasters: “I think in politics, as in life, it’s really important that we are able to robustly disagree with others. “Obviously, that happens a lot in the General Election campaign, but we should do it with respect for everybody involved in that robust discussion.” Tennant won a prize for being a “celebrity ally” at the British LGBT Awards last week and used his speech to target the equalities min
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