UK Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, has condemned the online celebration that followed the killing of American conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, describing it as the “normalisation of violence against those who think differently.”

Badenoch, in a post on her X handle on Monday, said she was disturbed by the glee with which some users reacted to Kirk’s assassination.

She wrote, “My feed was filled with people celebrating his death with grotesque glee. Videos of Kirk were chopped, twisted and repurposed by users, making him appear to say things he never said – all to justify their hate.”

The British politician also criticised left-leaning influencers and journalists who, according to her, mocked the 31-year-old’s killing. “This is not just cruelty. It is the normalisation of violence against those who dare to think differently.

“A culture that cheers when opponents are silenced by force is one that is heading towards catastrophe,” she added.