Kemi Badenoch has been accused of breaking army cadet rules on a visit to a military base in her constituency this afternoon, as she was snapped ‘misusing’ a firearm. The Tory leader was photographed in a number of poses alongside camouflage-clad-cadets, as well as peeking out of an armoured vehicle.
In one image, she was caught pointing a L85A3 rifle directly at the chest of a member of personnel, as we reported earlier in our live blog. Labour quickly got hold of cadet gun rules, the first of which is “a weapon must never be pointed at anyone in any circumstances.” The second rule explains: “A weapon must always be handled so that it points in such a direction that there is no danger if a round is accidentally fired.”
Kemi Badenoch at Carver Barracks this afternoon (Image: PA)
According to the official “rules for safe handling of weapons”, accidents are generally caused by “faulty or careless handling of weapons and ammunition”.
The Labour source quipped: “The reference to “faulty or careless handling” in the guidance probably best describes her tenure as Tory leader.”
