Presenter “Late Nights with Ben Kentish” @LBC 10pm-1am Mon-Thurs | Ex-Westminster Editor | Columnist @theipaper | Instagram: benkentishlbc | @barnetfc sufferer

Joined June 2010
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'Congratulations, you've won at life, now that's it.' As Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire, caller Benedict tells @BenKentish he thinks that personal wealth should be capped at £1 billion.
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One of them attacked a female police officer with a sledgehammer, fracturing her spine. Are people seriously suggesting that doesn’t warrant a prison sentence?
Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel. Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it. A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest.
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In for the great man @mattfrei on LBC this morning - join me (and Matt, for a starring appearance!) from 10
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The suggestion that the only way to fund defence is to cut spending on schools and hospitals is a) clearly complete nonsense and b) says far more about the total lack of serious thinking, ambition and boldness that has defined Rachel Reeves’ time as Chancellor than it does about anything else
Replying to @e_casalicchio
HMT official: Reeves "will always do what is right and needed to keep this country safe" ... notes that she has been working with Starmer to make cuts across govt to fund DIP. Adds: "Let's be clear on what John is asking for: cuts to schools and hospitals."
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You would struggle to find a more loyal and pragmatic minister than John Healey - a man who served under various Labour leaders of very different political persuasions. The political ineptitude required from No10 and HMT to make him feel he has no choice but to resign is really quite something.
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Ben Kentish retweeted
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"30 women were murdered… not one road was closed, not one protest. What was the connection? They were murdered by white locals." Belfast resident Mark gives @BenKentish a stark picture of the riots unfolding in his city.
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The response to racist riots once again returning to the streets of the UK has been the equivalent of a collective shrug. At best we are becoming accustomed to it; at worst accepting of it.
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Ben Kentish retweeted
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“It’s not just about immigration, it’s about… how do I say it?” @BenKentish challenges caller Max’s demands to stop the 'cultural invasion' of Europe, when he is himself a migrant to Dubai who 'didn't even bother learning the language'.
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So far at the 2026 FIFA Epstein Cup before a ball kicked: - Senegal & Uzbekistan squads treated like criminals upon arrival given full cavity searches; - Africa’s best referee sent back to Somalia despite having a diplomatic passport; - Iraq team photographer sent back despite valid visa; - AIPS (international sport journalist association) calling on FIFA to sort out unacceptable visa issues of African & Iranian journalists; - 90% of Moroccan fans with tickets denied entry - 14 members of Iran backroom staff denied visas Not a word from Gianni ”today I feel black/gay/disabled etc” Infantino.
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The epitome of the type of meek, feeble incrementalism that Keir Starmer stood up less than a month ago and promised the end of. lbc.co.uk/article/8657803ba1…
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Ben Kentish retweeted
Pls send this to a young person who would make a brilliant political reporter especially if you think they might lack other avenues or the sort of self belief that only money can buy.... x.com/adampayne26/status/206…

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Wait until he finds out about the Congo getting more funding for tackling Ebola than the UK does
On the day the whole political establishment claims we do not live in a two tier country, they announce this. Note, the NHS makes NO drugs available exclusively to white people.
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Ben Kentish retweeted
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'I feel like the decision has been taken away from me' As the conversation around unemployment grows, caller Flo explains how the cost of living has killed her dream of motherhood.
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Not worth reading at all. Pathetic.
Worth reading before speculating britishmuseum.org/about-us/p…
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These people are vile. They convince themselves they’re doing something moral and righteous when actually they’re just accosting and abusing elderly women in the street.
Actress Helen Mirren in East London yesterday gets called a zionist bitch
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This is not good enough: in essence @britishmuseum @George_Osborne has given in to threats and appeased antisemites. Why not step up security for event rather than 'postpone'?
Worth reading before speculating britishmuseum.org/about-us/p…
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It says a lot about the complete dearth of serious thinking in Westminster at the moment that an essay that argues “it’s good if a government has a plan; don’t torch your closest international alliances; try to grow the economy and utilise AI” is being treated as a work of great political philosophy.
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Also that in so much of the reporting, a thoughtful 5,600-word essay is reduced to “Blair takes pop at Streeting and Burnham”
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