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Ex-IRA soldier threatened to shoot Kemi Badenoch dead in series of racist emails which left Tory party leader and her husband 'very upset', court told

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Hooper, R., & Hennessey, T. (2026, September 22). Ex-IRA soldier threatened to shoot Kemi Badenoch dead in series of racist emails which left Tory party leader and her husband 'very upset', court told. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16151095/Ex-IRA-soldier-threatened-shoot-Kemi-Badenoch-dead-series-racist-emails-left-Tory-party-leader-husband-upset-court-told.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-22 · by Ryan Hooper, Ted Hennessey
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Kieran Kyle, a 43-year-old man from Gillingham who described himself as an ex-IRA soldier, pleaded guilty to sending two racist and threatening emails to Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch and her husband Hamish in May. The court heard that Kyle’s messages included threats of violence, such as saying he would have “shot [her] dead” when he was with the IRA. The prosecutor stated that the emails left Badenoch and her husband distressed and very upset due to the racist language and violent threats. Kyle faces a potential prison sentence at his next hearing on October 29.
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An alleged former IRA member, Kieran Kyle, 43, from Gillingham in Kent, sent multiple threatening and racist emails to Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch and her husband, leaving them "distressed" and "very upset." In one of the emails dated May 2, Kyle wrote: “When I was in the IRA I would have shot you f** dead.” The court heard that on April 29, Kyle also sent an email to Mrs. Badenoch's husband using a racist term and stating she had a "big mouth" and should be put under control. Prosecutors at Westminster Magistrates' Court said Kyle faces potential prison time after pleading guilty to two counts of sending communications that are indecent or offensive. The threats came amid discussions about the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which Mrs. Badenoch had criticized on social media a day before Kyle first contacted her.

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Ryan Hooper
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🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An alleged former IRA member told Tory leader Kemi Badenoch 'I would have shot you dead' in a series of racist emails, a court has heard.
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Kyle GPE · 7× Badenoch PERSON · 6× Conservative NORP · 3× IRA ORG · 3× Kemi Badenoch PERSON · 3× Hamish PERSON · 2× Kieran Kyle PERSON · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Gillingham PERSON · 1× Tory NORP · 1×

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The video criticising the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill was posted to Mrs Badenoch's social media channels on Tuesday, April 28 – the day before Kyle first made contact -, in which Mrs Badenoch said that the Labour Bill would 'drag' Troubles veterans back to court.
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🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An alleged former IRA soldier told Tory leader Kemi Badenoch 'I would have shot you dead' during a series of racist emails, a court heard.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source An alleged former IRA soldier told Tory leader Kemi Badenoch 'I would have shot you dead' during a series of racist emails, a court heard. asserted
court → see → emails
Mrs Badenoch and her husband Hamish were said to have been left 'distressed' and 'very upset' after Kieran Kyle contacted the pair earlier this year. asserted
Kyle → say → pair
Kyle, 43, from Gillingham in Kent, was told he faces a potential prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sending communication of an indecent or offensive nature at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon. asserted
he → tell → Court
In one message of three sent on May 2, Kyle wrote to the Conservative Party leader's Parliament email address: 'When I was in the IRA I would have shot you f****** dead.' uncertain
I → send → *
Prosecutor Jennifer Dannhauser said that in two earlier emails, Kyle had made racist references and wrote: 'I'm ex-IRA, so Bloody Sunday references from you are going to give you trouble.' asserted
references → say → trouble
The court heard that on April 29, Kyle sent an email to Mrs Badenoch's husband which used a racist term and said she had a 'big mouth' and he should 'put a leash on her'. asserted
he → hear → her
The defendant wrote again days later, using a racist term and saying 'misusing Bloody Sunday is a new low, pray she never ends up in Belfast cos she'll be left face down in a ditch with a bullet in her head,' the court heard. asserted
court → write → head
Ms Dannhauser said the couple were particularly affected by the 'racist language and threats of violence towards them'. asserted
couple → say → them
Kieran Kyle admitted sending offensive emails to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch Kyle, 43, described himself as an ex IRA soldier Kemi Badenoch and her husband, Hamish, pictured in 2024, were allegedly on the receiving end of offensive emails from a member of the public The Badenochs, pictured in 2026, are alleged to have received the emails this year Kyle is of previous good character, the court heard. uncertain
court → admit → character
He was granted bail to be sentenced at the same court on October 29. asserted
He → grant → October
Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring told him that a custodial sentence 'is a real option'. asserted
sentence → tell → him
Earlier this year Mrs Badenoch apologised for footage from Bloody Sunday being used in a social media clip to criticise a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland. asserted
Badenoch → apologise → Ireland
The Conservative leader said she did not sign off on the video, and that it was sent out by 'very young people'. asserted
it → say → people
The video criticising the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill was posted to Mrs Badenoch's social media channels on Tuesday, April 28 – the day before Kyle first made contact -, in which Mrs Badenoch said that the Labour Bill would 'drag' Troubles veterans back to court. asserted
Bill → criticise → court
Thirteen unarmed civilians were shot dead when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside area of Londonderry on January 30 1972, which became known as Bloody Sunday. asserted
which → shoot → Sunday
The Conservative Party apologised later that week for using the clips in its social media video, and said that as soon as it was brought to its attention, it was removed. asserted
it → apologise → attention
Asked about the clip during a visit to a hairdresser in south-east London, Mrs Badenoch said: 'I have apologised. asserted
I → ask → London
I did not sign off the video. asserted
I → sign → video
It was about a vote in parliament where Labour are putting in legislation that is hounding the very elderly veterans for things that happened decades ago, often under the instruction of political leaders who are no longer around. asserted
who → put → leaders
We support our veterans, but the video was done by very young people who did not recognise the footage as being from Bloody Sunday. asserted
who → support → Sunday
So I apologise as well that that video went out in error. ' asserted
video → apologise → error
It was removed as soon as the party understood that that was what had been put out.' asserted
what → remove → ?
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill aims to repeal and replace the controversial Legacy Act introduced by the previous Conservative government, ending the immunity scheme brought in under the law, which was ruled unlawful in the courts. asserted
which → aim → courts
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